CPSC, Kadant Composites Inc. Announce Recall of Certain
CPSC, Kadant Composites Inc. Announce Recall of Certain GeoDeck™ Decking and Railing Materials
Why was CPSC, Kadant Composites Inc. Announce Recall of Certain recalled?
When the decking or railing material is exposed to hot temperatures and sunlight, it can prematurely degrade. The degraded material could break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should check their GeoDeck™ decking materials for visible cracks on the surface and check to see if the surface can be easily scratched with a fingernail or the corner of a credit card. However, the firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available, so consumers will need to arrange for repairs themselves. Contact: Firm is out of business. Contact Information is no longer available.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- GeoDeck™ Decking and Railing Materials
- Company
- Kadant Composites Inc., of Bedford, Mass.
- Quantity
- About 11,000 constructed decks
- Sold at
- Retail lumberyards nationwide, from April 2002 through July 2005, for between about $2 and $2.50 per linear foot.
- Recall date
- August 19, 2005
- Incidents / injuries
- Kadant Composites has received about 370 reports of accelerated degradation of the decking material. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
GeoDeck™ is a composite decking product that looks similar to natural wood and is sold in three colors, including: driftwood, cedar and mahogany. The decking materials were manufactured between April 2002 and October 2003. Each decking and railing component has a manufacturing date stamp (day/month/year) on the cut end, which may still be visible on uninstalled materials.