CPSCGeneral Alert
Signature Hardware Recalls Towel Grab Bars Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
Published: May 5, 2021Recall ID: 21126Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The product can break, if the towel bar is used to provide bodily support, posing fall and injury hazards.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves the Pickens Flip Up Towel Grab Bar, which has a straight bar designed for hanging towels and a curved grab bar designed for bodily support. The towel bar can be folded up vertically when not in use. The product was sold in brushed stainless steel and polished stainless steel finishes. SKU number 920115 is printed on the product purchase receipts and email order confirmations.
Affected Products
Pickens Flip Up Towel Grab Bars
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Signature-Hardware-Recalls-Towel-Grab-Bars-Due-to-Fall-and-Injury-Hazards |
| Title | Signature Hardware Recalls Towel Grab Bars Due to Fall and Injury Hazards |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Picture1_17.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Pickens Flip Up Towel Grab Bar in Brushed Stainless Steel |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Picture2_17.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled Pickens Flip Up Towel Grab Bar in Polished Stainless Steel |
| Hazards › Name | The product can break, if the towel bar is used to provide bodily support, posing fall and injury hazards. |
| Injuries › Name | Signature Hardware has received 13 reports of the towel bar and grab bar detaching or partially detaching from each other, including two reports that consumers fell. |
| Products › Name | Pickens Flip Up Towel Grab Bars |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 330 (In addition, about 5 were sold in Canada) |
| Recall I D | 9055 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Signature Hardware for a full refund or a free replacement grab bar. |
| Importers › Name | Clawfoot Supply LLC, d/b/a Signature Hardware, of Erlanger, Ky. |
| Retailers › Name | Online at www.signaturehardware.com, Amazon.com, and build.com from May 2012 through October 2020 for about $140. |
| Recall Date | 2021-05-05T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves the Pickens Flip Up Towel Grab Bar, which has a straight bar designed for hanging towels and a curved grab bar designed for bodily support. The towel bar can be folded up vertically when not in use. The product was sold in brushed stainless steel and polished stainless steel finishes. SKU number 920115 is printed on the product purchase receipts and email order confirmations. |
| Recall Number | 21126 |
| Remedy Options › 1 › Option | Refund |
| Remedy Options › 2 › Option | Replace |
| Inconjunctions › U R L | https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2021/75521r-eng.php |
| Consumer Contact | Signature Hardware toll-free at 888-520-0167 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at shtowelbar@realtimeresults.net or online at www.signaturehardware.com and click on "Returns" at the bottom of the home page, and then on "Product Recall" near the top of page for more information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2021-05-05T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |