PRODUCT RECALL NOTICE

This is an official recall announcement.

Attention consumers, operators, and long-term users.

A widely distributed safety device has been identified as defective.

The device performed as advertised under normal conditions.

Daily use showed no irregularities.

Confidence in its reliability became routine.

Testing under stress revealed a failure point.

When pressure increased, the device fractured.

The failure was sudden but not unpredictable.

Continued use may result in injury.

Damage may occur precisely when protection is most needed.

Discontinue use immediately.

Please note: prior success does not guarantee future performance.

The device did not fail because it was unused.

It failed because it was trusted beyond its limits.

Attempts at repair have been documented.

Temporary reinforcements.

Careful adjustments.

Promises to apply less pressure next time.

These modifications are not approved.

Consumers report frustration.

Some express disbelief.

Others insist the device has always worked for them.

These responses are acknowledged.

A replacement has been authorized.

It does not resemble the original model.

It does not prevent impact.

It absorbs it.

This model does not shift the load elsewhere.

It bears the full force.

Damage does not transfer to the user.

The replacement has been tested extensively.

Extreme conditions.

Maximum weight.

Intentional stress.

It did not fail.

Distribution is limited to direct installation.

Self-installation is not permitted.

Instructions are minimal.

Trust is required.

No recall compensation will be issued.

No warranties will be extended.

Use is voluntary.

This notice cannot prevent injury.

It can only identify what will not save you.

For those asking why this recall sounds personal,

why it seems to speak of endurance rather than equipment,

be advised:

The replacement is not a product.

It is a person.

He takes the impact so you do not have to.

His name is Jesus.