I called the Canadian Importer of Sako/Tikka today myself as I was concerned about my Finnlite and the service rep admitted to me that yes there was e recall on the 40000 series serial numbered rifles due to defective steel in the barrels. She only admitted to 2 rifles that exploded but that would scare the hell out of me if my serial # matched the recall. The earlier ones (like mine) are unaffected.