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FDA Records Ongoing Class II Recall of Wilcox Industries BOSS Xe Laser Aiming Products

An FDA enforcement report says the New Hampshire firm is asking all BOSS Xe customers to return units so a safety-related software enhancement can be installed.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:15 a.m. ET

An FDA enforcement report, recall number , records an recall by covering products in the company's BOSS Xe family. The record, dated July 29, 2026, says the action was initiated on April 6, 2026, and describes distribution as "" The record gives the reason as follows: No identifying codes are listed, and the quantity is given as not applicable. The same record describes the product's intended use as being paired with a weapon for aiming purposes. is the FDA's middle recall category, used where a product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm and where the chance of serious harm is remote, according to the agency's published recall background and definitions. The record does not state what the software change does beyond the wording above, and the status is listed as . By way of background, and drawn from published references rather than from the recall record, a product of this kind is a laser sight or laser aiming module: a small battery-powered unit containing a laser diode, focusing lens, drive circuitry and batteries in a rigid housing with windage and elevation adjustment screws, which projects a visible beam to place a dot on the target rather than being looked through like an iron or telescopic sight, according to a Wikipedia article on laser sights. Designs include rail-mounted units, grip panels with the laser built in, and internal versions replacing a pistol's recoil-spring guide rod. In the United States, such devices are electronic products that emit laser radiation, so manufacturers fall under the FDA's radiation-emitting product performance standards at 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11, under which aiming, pointing and alignment lasers are treated as "surveying, leveling and alignment" products capped at Class IIIa — an accessible output of 5 milliwatts for visible wavelengths — with prescribed hazard-class and wavelength labelling, according to FDA guidance and the agency's laser products pages. These are finished consumer products bought by end users through firearms and optics dealers, or fitted as integral components by manufacturers, so those affected by a problem are individual owners rather than downstream manufacturers. This background says nothing about this recall. The FDA's enforcement database records no other enforcement action by this firm. That history says nothing about fault in this action. This remains a developing matter: the status in the agency's record is .

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