GCI Outdoor Recalls to Repair Stadium Seats Due to Risk of Injury
USGCI Outdoor Recalls to Repair Stadium Seats Due to Risk of Injury
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The backrest can fail, posing a risk of injury.
Product Description & Identification
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.
Affected Products
Stadium seats
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/GCI-Outdoor-Recalls-to-Repair-Stadium-Seats |
| Title | GCI Outdoor Recalls to Repair Stadium Seats Due to Risk of Injury |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2015.15046.GCIStadiumSeatLARGE.jpg |
| Images › Caption | GCI Outdoor BleacherBack stadium seat |
| Hazards › Name | The backrest can fail, posing a risk of injury. |
| Injuries › Name | GCI Outdoor has received a report of one incident where backrest support failed and the consumer fell to the ground from the top of a 4-foot tall bleacher and suffered neck and back injuries. |
| Products › Name | Stadium seats |
| Products › Type | Chairs |
| Products › Category I D | 67768 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 6,000. |
| Recall I D | 1880 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Importers › Name | GCI Outdoor Inc., of Higganum, Conn. |
| Retailers › Name | Academy Sports + Outdoors, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sports Authority and other sporting goods retailers nationwide and online at GCIoutdoor.com and other online retailers from January 2013 to August 2014 for about $25. |
| Recall Date | 2014-12-10T00:00:00 |
| Description | 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. |
| Recall Number | 15046 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Repair |
| Consumer Contact | GCI Outdoor at (800) 956-7328 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET on Fridays or online at www.gcioutdoor.com and click on Safety Notice at the bottom of the page for more information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-01-06T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |
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