SunSetter Products LP 2019-08-13 Furniture critical CPSC
Furniture · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-19767
Vinyl covers for SunSetter Motorized Awnings Recall
Issued August 13, 2019 · SunSetter Products LP · 27,000,011,000 units affected
In August 2019, SunSetter Products LP recalled the Vinyl covers for SunSetter Motorized Awnings, a critical furniture recall reported by the CPSC. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
If a powered awning is activated while the cover is secured with bungee tie-downs, when the cover is removed, the awning can open unexpectedly with enough force to strike a consumer standing in the awning's path, causing them to fall and suffer death or serious injury.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Vinyl covers for SunSetter Motorized Awnings only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact SunSetter Products LP to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should not attempt to install covers for the motorized awnings or remove any installed covers until they have received instructions from SunSetter. Consumers should contact SunSetter for free breakaway safety clips (that replace the bungee tie-downs provided with the cover) and instructions for their use, and instructions on how to safely remove any installed bungee tie-downs (available at https://www.sunsetter.com/safety). SunSetter is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Recall details
- Brand
- SunSetter Products LP
- Category
- Furniture
- Recall date
- August 13, 2019
- Units affected
- 27,000,011,000
- Sold at
- The recalled covers were sold for about $100 or distributed as a promotional item or as part of a package with motorized awnings directly by SunSetter, through independent dealers nationwide, and through Costco Wholesale, between June 1999 and January 2019.
- Recall number
- CPSC-19767
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- SunSetter Products LP has 1 recall in our database, including 1 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 220 Furniture recalls in our database.
- 27,000,011,000 units is enough to reach millions of US homes.
- This is the 18th Furniture recall we've logged in 2019.