Springfield XDs Recall

Thanks Captian! sure apprc. the info. They have been known to be reputable,i will have patience!

Just got this last night -

XD-S™ Recall Update 10/11/2013
Dear Springfield Customer,


We are pleased to announce that our testing was successful and is complete.

We will receive our first shipment of upgrade parts early next week and will begin shipping upgraded XD-S™ pistols back to our customers the week of October 21 on a first-received/first-upgraded basis.
Once your pistol has been upgraded and is shipped back to you, an e-mail confirmation with tracking information will be sent to you at the e-mail address you provided.

For additional update information please click the link below to view the FAQ for the XD-S™ recall. If this document doesn't address your question, please call 800-680-6866 or send your question to [email protected]

Anyone else notice on the website they said you'll get a free extended mag and grip insert?

Nice of them to include.

It's like no one is reading previous posts. Dept of Double Redundancy.

Sooo what was the problem?

OilyPablo said:

It's like no one is reading previous posts. Dept of Double Redundancy.

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You noticed that too...

Heard on Tom Gresham's GUNTALK:

The "fix" is a new grip safety as well as a more positive interface between the sear & trigger. The representative on the show from Springfield said it was so simple it was ... sorta hard to think up I guess. The rep also stated there will be a roll pin visible on the grip safety as pictured earlier in this thread.
Guns will start shipping back in a three+ weeks.

I'll wait to see how long they average on the return. I may sell my house by then the way it looks.

I have not seen one for sale at any gun store in the last 3 weeks. Has Springfield stopped shipping new ones?

Gun Geezer said:

I have not seen one for sale at any gun store in the last 3 weeks. Has Springfield stopped shipping new ones?

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I'm sure they have. No point in shipping firearms that need to returned for a recall.

hopefully wont be too long before the 2nd gens start to show up....I have been waiting since September 5th for one...

Just got a text from Springfield to say that they've started shipping pistols back!! Heck, maybe I'll keep it.

http://www.springfieldrecall.com/RecallUpdate.asp

Specifically:

XD-S™ Recall Update 10/18/2013

Dear Springfield Customer,

We are pleased to announce that the process of upgrading XD-S™pistols has begun, and we will start shipping TODAY on a first-received/first-upgraded basis.
In our last update, we reported that upgraded pistols would start shipping sometime next week. But our team has been working around the clock and we are thrilled to start shipping today.

Once your pistol has been upgraded and is shipped back to you, an e-mail confirmation with tracking information will be sent to you at the e-mail address you provided.

The "fix" is a new grip safety as well as a more positive interface between the sear & trigger. The representative on the show from Springfield said it was so simple it was ... sorta hard to think up I guess. The rep also stated there will be a roll pin visible on the grip safety as pictured earlier in this thread.
Guns will start shipping back in a three+ weeks.

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Meh, doesn't sound too bad or abnormal production probs..

I'm not too happy about the disclosure that the mods will increase the pull weight of the trigger. We will see.

That may not be such a bad thing, safety wise ...but if it makes it really obnoxiously heavy in terms of trigger pull, yes on a small pistol that WOULD be bad.
As you say, we will see . . . .

Define:

just a slightly increased trigger pull.

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Great.

Now I wait for reports on the trigger pull change. They claim "smoother", so I'm not entirely pessimistic about it.
The XD(S) is a nice little gun, but neither of ours has a nice trigger, exactly. Not like the XD45c or XD9sc - those have very nice triggers for striker-fired guns, in my opinion.

I got a mailing from SA today about the recall. Ummm I sent mine in august 31. Weird.

I'm just glad they found a fix. I miss me little ole 45.

I got the same letter.

460Kodiak said:

I got a mailing from SA today about the recall. Ummm I sent mine in august 31. Weird.

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They are probably just shotgunning all info ... everyone in their XDs dB(s) gets all notifications.

Easier, cheaper and safer that way.

Miss mine too,Won't be long now!

I had over 500 rounds through my XDs before sending it in, without a single reliability issue of any kind. 500 rounds is usually my preferred minimum before trusting a gun for defense.

I'm now curios as to how many additional rounds other people will feel comfortable with after getting theirs back, assuming they were satisfied with the reliability before sending it in, and considering the technicalities of the repair. Do you treat it as a new gun and start over?

Captains1911 said:

I had over 500 rounds through my XDs before sending it in, without a single reliability issue of any kind. 500 rounds is usually my preferred minimum before trusting a gun for defense.

I'm now curious as to how many additional rounds other people will feel comfortable with after getting theirs back, assuming they were satisfied with the reliability before sending it in, and considering the technicalities of the repair. Do you treat it as a new gun and start over?

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I had well over 500 through mine and not a hint of a problem. For me if a gun can shoot 100 or maybe 200 rounds reliably, then it should shoot 1000-2000 or 10,000-20,000. Maybe it comes down to what the failure mechanism is - did these parts reach some wear state? Were some parts at the minimum material condition? I believe Springfield mentioned parts with more and beefier material.

But also I thought one issue was the ability to rack the slide without the palm safety, therefore chambering a round, but not resetting the trigger, leaving the firing pin unrestrained other than the firing pin spring.

I still have mine, and re checked it a hundred times, safety's work fine. The trigger resets just like it is supposed to. I understand the gravity of the situation, but will wait until they get these guns out of the way, before being without a gun that works fine, at the present time.
As long as it's pointed in a safe direction when loading it, the most that can happen is a hollowpoint hit's a concrete slab.