GU Hardware Recalls Window Fittings Due to Injury Hazard
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The window fittings can break. This can cause the window to fall, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves tilt-turn stay arm and side-hung sash hinge adjustable window fittings. They are used to attach a window to a frame and primarily sold for use in commercial buildings. The fittings have clamps, locking pins and stainless steel springs. "G-U" and the component number are stamped at the ends of the fitting. The recalled G-U Hardware window fittings have the following model names, and model and component numbers: Window Fitting Model Name Model Number Component Number Side-hung sash hinge Jet AK8 6-31064-00-0-1 9-31209 Tilt-turn stay arm Jet AK8 30 K-15805-00-0-1 9-31209 Jet AK8 50 K-15806-00-0-1 9-31208 Jet AK8 90 K-15807-00-0-1 9-31208
Affected Products
Window Fittings: Tilt-turn Stay Arms and Side-hung Sash Hinges
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/GU-Hardware-Recalls-Window-Fittings-Due-to-Injury-Hazard |
| Title | GU Hardware Recalls Window Fittings Due to Injury Hazard |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/PageFiles.133368.LARGE%2520AK8%2520stay%2520arms%2520and%2520side%2520hung%2520sash%2520hing.jpg |
| Images › Caption | Tilt-turn stay arms |
| Hazards › Name | The window fittings can break. This can cause the window to fall, posing an injury hazard to consumers. |
| Injuries › Name | G-U Hardware has received two reports from the Far East of windows falling, including one report of a broken thumb. There have been no incidents reported in the U.S. |
| Products › Name | Window Fittings: Tilt-turn Stay Arms and Side-hung Sash Hinges |
| Products › Type | House Repair or Construction Materials |
| Products › Category I D | 67853 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 5,000 |
| Recall I D | 1255 |
| Remedies › Name | Contact G-U Hardware to arrange for the free replacement and installation of new window fittings. |
| Retailers › Name | G-U Hardware sold the recalled window fittings directly to hardware wholesalers and window manufacturers nationwide from October 2002 to December 2011 for between $7 and $26. |
| Recall Date | 2012-11-28T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves tilt-turn stay arm and side-hung sash hinge adjustable window fittings. They are used to attach a window to a frame and primarily sold for use in commercial buildings. The fittings have clamps, locking pins and stainless steel springs. "G-U" and the component number are stamped at the ends of the fitting. The recalled G-U Hardware window fittings have the following model names, and model and component numbers: Window Fitting Model Name Model Number Component Number Side-hung sash hinge Jet AK8 6-31064-00-0-1 9-31209 Tilt-turn stay arm Jet AK8 30 K-15805-00-0-1 9-31209 Jet AK8 50 K-15806-00-0-1 9-31208 Jet AK8 90 K-15807-00-0-1 9-31208 |
| Distributors › Name | G-U Hardware, Inc., of Newport News, Va. |
| Recall Number | 13050 |
| Manufacturers › Name | G-U Yapi of Turkey |
| Remedy Options › Option | Replace |
| Consumer Contact | For additional information, contact GU Hardware toll-free at (855) 355-8810 from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday; and from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.ak-warning.com. |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-01-20T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | Turkey |