These Biometric Gun Safes Can Be Opened by the Wrong Person — 9,100 Are Being Recalled

A gun safe exists to do one thing: keep firearms locked away from children, visitors, and anyone else who should not be able to reach them. So a recall that says the lock can be opened by unauthorized users is about as serious as a product defect gets.

On July 9, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of about 9,100 BBRKIN and MouTec biometric gun safes. According to the recall, the biometric (fingerprint) lock can be opened by unauthorized users, which the CPSC describes as a serious injury hazard and a risk of death. The safes were sold exclusively on Amazon.com. Here’s what happened, how to tell whether you own one, and the free steps to take today.

What Was Recalled — and Why

The recall covers about 9,100 BBRKIN and MouTec Biometric Gun Safes with model number QHXP029B. They are gray steel safes, roughly 14 by 12 by 57 inches, with one shelf, built to hold about five firearms. This is CPSC recall number 26-607.

The problem is the lock itself. According to the CPSC, the biometric fingerprint lock can be opened by unauthorized users — meaning someone whose fingerprint was never programmed can still get the safe open. The agency classifies that as a serious injury hazard and a risk of death, because the entire point of the safe is to stop exactly that from happening.

The safes were sold exclusively on Amazon.com from March 2020 through February 2024, for between $260 and $409. They were imported by Jomani International Inc. of Monterey Park, California, and distributed by a company doing business as BBRKIN. Importantly, the CPSC says no incidents or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.

One thing to be clear about: a recall is a safety action, not a court ruling or an admission that a company did anything wrong. The companies involved are fixing the product for free, and they have not been found liable for anything. For nearly every owner, the most important move right now is simply switching to the key and getting the free repair.

How to Tell If Your Safe Is Affected

Only the specific model in the recall is covered. Here’s how to confirm:

• Check the model number. Look for QHXP029B. The brand name — MouTec or BBRKIN — appears on the upper right corner of the front of the safe.
• Check the serial number. It’s on a label in the lower right corner of the safe’s front. The recalled range is SQC200034980 through SQC202319171.
• Think about where you bought it. These were sold only on Amazon.com between March 2020 and February 2024. If you bought a fingerprint gun safe on Amazon in that window, check the model and serial number before you trust the lock again.

You can also read the official notice and the remedy details on the CPSC recall page.

Why “No Injuries Reported” Doesn’t Mean No Risk

It’s genuinely good news that the CPSC recall lists no reported injuries. But a lock that can be opened by the wrong person is a hazard that deserves to be taken seriously even before anyone gets hurt, and it’s worth understanding why:

• The safe’s one job is access control. Unlike most products, a gun safe’s entire purpose is to keep a dangerous item away from people who shouldn’t reach it. When the lock fails, there is no backup layer of safety.
• Curious hands find things. A safe that opens for an unauthorized fingerprint — or with no valid fingerprint at all — is exactly the scenario that safe storage is meant to prevent, especially in a home with children.
• Near-misses often go unrecorded. A safe that pops open unexpectedly may never be reported to regulators unless something worse happens. “No injuries yet” is a reason to act now, not a reason to wait.

This is also not the first time federal regulators have flagged this kind of defect. In 2024, the CPSC announced a recall of certain Sports Afield and Sanctuary biometric gun safes over a similar problem, and news outlets reported cases in which unauthorized users — including a child — were able to open them, according to NBC News and the CPSC. The pattern is a reminder that a fingerprint lock is only as good as its design.

Who Might Be Responsible When an Online-Marketplace Product Fails?

These safes were sold exclusively on Amazon.com by a third-party importer and distributor. That raises a question that comes up more and more as people buy safety-critical products online: when a product sold through a marketplace turns out to be defective, who can be held responsible?

The honest answer is that courts are still sorting this out. Depending on the state and the specific facts, responsibility can potentially fall on the manufacturer, the importer, the distributor, and in some situations the marketplace that sold it. Different courts have reached different conclusions, and the law continues to develop. That’s exactly why, if a defective product caused a serious injury or a death, it helps to have a lawyer look at the specific facts — who made it, who sold it, where it happened, and what the law is in that state.

To be clear, this article is general information, not legal advice, and nothing here says any particular company is legally at fault.

Who May Want to Check Their Options

For the vast majority of owners, the recall is the whole story: switch to the key, remove the batteries, and get the free repair kit. You may want to look into your options if:

• A child or another unauthorized person opened one of these safes and reached a firearm;
• Someone was injured or killed because a safe like this failed to stay locked; and/or
• You had a frightening close call — a safe that opened when it shouldn’t have — and you’re not sure what your options are.

Gathering your records — the model and serial number, your Amazon order, photos of the safe, and notes on exactly what happened and when — will help a lawyer evaluate whether you may have a case. Checking is free and doesn’t commit you to anything.

What to Do Now

Here are the practical steps, in order:

• Switch to the key. Stop relying on the fingerprint lock and remove the batteries, as the CPSC advises.
• Confirm your model and serial number. Look for model QHXP029B and a serial number in the recalled range.
• Get the free repair kit from BBRKIN through securitysafe.store or the CPSC recall page.
• Keep firearms stored safely — unloaded, ammunition separate, keys away from children — until the safe is fixed.
• Don’t wait too long to ask. If someone was hurt, every state has a deadline for taking legal action, and the clock can start sooner than people expect.

Checking your options is free, and a real person — not a chatbot — reviews every submission and reaches out only if you may have a case.

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