Canada
Werner Stealth and Covert kayak paddles (black carbon fiber with Werner decals on both blades and the model name on the right blade) are recalled. They can break during use, posing a drowning hazard; consumers should immediately stop using them, fill out the recall form at https://wernerpaddles.com/pages/covert-stealth-recall-consumers, destroy the paddle by cutting it into four equal pieces (halfway through each blade and halfway through the left and right side of the shaft), and contact Werner Paddles for a full refund or store credit per the website instructions.
What's being recalled
Number sold: The company reported that about 25 units of the affected products were sold in Canada and about 701 were sold in the United States.
Time period sold: The affected products were sold from February 2024 to September 2025.
Place of origin: Manufactured in the United States
Companies: Manufacturer: Werner Paddles, Sparta, Tennessee, United States.
How to identify it
This recall involves models Stealth and Covert kayak paddles. The brand name Werner appears on decals on both blades and the model name is printed on the right paddle blade. The paddles are made from black carbon fiber.
The hazard
The recalled kayak paddles can break during use, posing a drowning hazard.
As of October 20, 2025, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada. In the United States, the company has received 80 reports of the paddles breaking during use and no reports of injuries.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and contact Werner Paddles for a full refund in the form of a check or store credit redeemable online. Consumers should fill out a recall form at https://wernerpaddles.com/pages/covert-stealth-recall-consumers. To collect the refund or obtain the store credit, consumers should follow the instructions on the Werner website and destroy the recalled kayak paddle by cutting the paddle into four equal pieces, halfway through each blade and halfway through the left and right side of the shaft and upload a photo of the destroyed paddle.
For more information, consumers can contact Werner Paddles by telephone at 800-275-3311, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, by email at stealthcovert@wernerpaddles.com or visit the company website at https://wernerpaddles.com/pages/covert-stealth-recall-consumers or https://wernerpaddles.com/ and click on “Stealth/Covert Recall-Consumers” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Werner Paddles.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Health Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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