A TSA Lock that Airport Security Won’t Cut Off!                          

The the new TSA lock, you can now lock your bags again, and know whether they have been searched by a TSA agent, or violated by an unknown person. If you don't use TSA locks you must leave your checked luggage unlocked so that TSA agents can open it if selected for inspection.

Only this TSA lock lets you know if your bag has been opened with its unique search alert green light/red light security window. If the window shows green, your bag has not been opened; red it has been opened. This exclusive feature is what makes the Search Alert lock stand apart from any other TSA locks.

How Search Alert TSA Locks Work

Luggage checked at an airport is sent through an electronic screening machine. If a T SA agent determines the luggage needs to be hand searched, the SearchAlert lock will be opened by the agent with a TSA Secured Access Master Key, which is  placed into a key-port on the lock.  Once the TSA Secured Access Key is used, the security window changes color from green to red. Only the lock owner can reset the window back to green, the TSA cannot do it.  When you pick up your bags in baggage claim, you can visually tell if a TSA agent entered your bags, prompting you to  look inside to make sure nothing is missing. 

The red /green security window is exclusive to this Search Alert lock! No other TSA lock has it. 

If the Search Alert lock security window shows red, and you find no official notification of inspection, you should take the luggage to the airline's luggage claim office to determine if anything is missing, or if anything has been added to your luggage. Only you can reset the lock back to green with your 3 numeral combination code.

Search Alert TSA Lock Information

• Special mechanism enforces re-locking after inspection - TSA tool cannot be removed from lock body until re-secured
• TSA Security compliant
• 3-dial resettable combination
• Oversized dials and numbers are easy to see and operate
• Available in black, red or pewter
• Each SearchAlert TSA luggage lock has the Travel Sentry™ Certified lock a unique red and white diamond T-shaped Travel Sentry logo on the front and back which alerts the TSA that this is a lock they can open
• Change the three-digit combination as many times as you like; instructions included
• Size: .75" x 1.5" x 1.875" (1" long shackle)
• Security window changes from green to red if lock is opened
• Key-Free: All you need to remember are three (3) numbers
• Die-cast alloy construction
• Each TSA luggage lock has a special TSA code on it for TSA use

TSA Lock Information

• This lock is accepted, certified, and recognized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
• Airport security uses the Travel Sentry(tm) system to recognize baggage they may easily open without damaging locks.
• Airport screeners have a secured set of codes and tools to open SearchAlert TSA Luggage Locks for efficient screening and inspection.
• Each lock has engraved upon it a special code which the TSA uses and helps them identify how to open that particular lock.
• The TSA has special codes and tools which allow it to open your lock, inspect the bag, and then relock and send it on its way .
• Allows travelers the freedom to protect their belongings while not interfering with the need for airport security screeners to open bags for inspection.
• Each SearchAlert TSA Luggage Lock carries a special identification mark which alerts the TSA that the lock can be opened. Each lock also has a special code used by the TSA; every TSA screening location is able to use these codes to open the lock and relock it after inspection.
• Each SearchAlert TSA Luggage Loc k has a special identification mark alerting the TSA that they can open this lock without destroying it.

TSA Search Alert Lock Colors: Black, Pewter, Red, and Yellow

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These Search Alert TSA locks will be replaced by the manufacture if cut off by accident by TSA!

LARGER HEAVY DUTY TSA LOCKS AVAILABLE FOR LARGE CASES TSA Search Alert locks are also available in a heavy duty version however, they only fit special cases (such as Pelican) that accept the larger shanks. The photograph to the right shows the heavy duty version of of the lock for comparison.  Click here for additional infomation