Owners of boats, and inboard engines,
outboard motors and sterndrive units who think their products are
defective or fail to comply with Coast Guard safety standards can
file a complaint by means of a form or electronically at the Office
of Boating Safety website.
A National Boating Saety
Advisory Council subcommittee recommended that the Coast Guard find
improved ways to analyze data and identify the existence of safety
defects. To make boaters more aware of the safety defect correction
program, the Coast Guard publicized its Infoline as a fast and
convenient way to communicate potential safety defect information.
Advertisement about the Infoline appear regularly in most
recreational boating publications. Information concerning consumer
complaints and how to file them appears on the Office of Boating
Safety website.
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