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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2014-12-10

GCI Outdoor Recalls to Repair Stadium Seats Due to Risk of Injury

Is my product affected?

Stadium seats

  • Brand GCI Outdoor Inc., of Higganum, Conn.

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

GCI Outdoor is recalling BleacherBack stadium seats because the backrest can fail and cause injury. The recalled seats have a powder-coated steel frame with a fabric backrest and padded bottom, and are available in black, green, maroon, navy blue, red, and royal blue. The backrest folds to 4 inches when closed and measures 16 inches wide by 12 inches deep by 17.5 inches high when open. Affected seats have specific purchase order (PO) numbers printed on a small white tag located under the product information label sewn into the mesh pocket on the back of the chair.

Consumers who own recalled stadium seats should stop using them immediately and contact GCI Outdoor to receive a free strap repair kit. The kit includes installation instructions, an additional safety strap, and a new warning sticker.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The backrest can fail, posing a risk of injury.

What should I do?

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled stadium chairs and contact GCI Outdoor for a free strap repair kit that includes installation instructions, an additional safety strap and a new warning sticker.

Details from the source

This recall involves GCI Outdoor BleacherBack stadium seats. The seats are made of a powder-coated steel frame, a stitched fabric backrest and a fabric-covered padded bottom. The backrest has a mesh pocket on the back side. The seat bottom has a strap that runs from one side through two D rings on the upper part of the backrest and back down to the other side. The strap has a yellow buckle. The backrest and seat bottoms were sold in the colors black, green, maroon, navy blue, red and royal blue. When open, the seats measure 16 inches wide x 12 inches deep x 17.5 inches high. The backrest folds forward to a height of 4 inches. Recalled stadium seats have the following purchase order (PO) numbers: 41223, 41269, 41273, 41332, 41348, 41367, 41371, 41371, 41379, 41380, 41390, 41401, 41515, 41520, 41537, 41538, 41539, 41540, 41541, 41542, 41627, 41628, 41629, 41630, 41631, 41632, 41633, 41634, 41635, 41636, 41639, 41640, 41641, 41642, 41643, 41644, 41645, 41646, 41647, 41648, 41649, 41668, 41715, 41716, 41717, 41718. The PO number is on a small white tag under the product information label sewn onto the back of the chair inside the pocket.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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