More than 60,000 gun safes are being recalled following dozens of breaches, including one report of a boy’s death

Fortress is recalling about 61,000 gun safes because the locks, opened with a fingerprint, can be accessed by unauthorized users. One of the reported breaches allegedly left a 12-year-old boy dead.

Consumers think they’ve properly programmed the lock when it actually remains in the default to open mode, which can allow unauthorized users, including children, to access the safe, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement.

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.

The recalled safes were sold at Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Scheel’s, Sportsman’s Guide, Optics Planet, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Gander, Rural King, Lowe’s, and other stores nationwide as well as online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com. Sold from January 2019 through October 2023, the cost was between $44 and $290.

Consumers should immediately stop using the fingerprint reader in the recalled gun safes, remove the batteries, and contact Fortress to receive a free replacement safe, the company and CPSC advise.

For more information, call 833-588-9181 or visit https://www.fortresssafe.com/biometric-product-recall.html.

For details on other recalls, go to www.recalls.gov.