Fortress Safe Announces Recall of Biometric Gun Safes
Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death.
CPSC recall #24011 · announced Oct 19, 2023 · verified Jul 30, 2026
How to identify the recalled product
| Product | Biometric Gun Safes |
| Units recalled | 61000 |
The recall
The recalled gun safes are portable lock boxes, personal safes, pistol vaults, and gun cabinets with brand names Fortress, Cabela's, Gettysburg, and Legend Range & Field. Model numbers can be found above the barcode on a label located on the back of the safe and on the top right corner of the original packaging. Safes with the following model numbers are included in this recall. Model # Description 11B20 Fortress Portable Safe with Biometric Lock 44B10 Fortress Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock 44B10L Legend Range & Field Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock 44B20 Fortress Medium Personal Safe with Biometric Lock 55B20 Fortress Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30 Fortress Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30G Gettysburg Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 4BGGBP Cabela's 4 Gun Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30BP Cabela's Biometric Personal Safe
Reported incidents
CPSC is aware of a recent lawsuit alleging a 12-year-old boy died from a firearm obtained from one of these safes. There have been 39 incidents of consumers reporting that their safes have been accessed by unpaired fingerprints.
What consumers should do now
Stop using the recalled product immediately. Contact the company for the announced remedy. Do not resell or donate recalled products — it is illegal under federal law.
Fortress Safe toll-free at 833-588-9181 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or online at https://www.fortresssafe.com/biometric-product-recall.html or www.fortresssafe.com and click on "Recall" at the top of the page for more information.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official notice title: “Fortress Safe Announces Recall of Biometric Gun Safes Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Death Reported”. Read the official CPSC notice