WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: HANG-ON FIXED POSITION TREESTANDS
UNITS: ABOUT 13,000
IMPORTER: GANDER MOUNTAIN COMPANY, OF ST. PAUL, MINN.
MANUFACTURER: STRONGBUILT, OF WATERPROOF, LA.
HAZARD: THE CLASP MAY OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF THE STRAP IS FASTENED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING THE TREESTAND AND USER TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: GANDER MOUNTAIN HAS RECEIVED TWO REPORTS OF CONSUMERS FALLING WHILE USING THE TREESTANDS: ONE SUSTAINED UNSPECIFIED INJURIES AND A SECOND PERSON SUSTAINED A BROKEN PELVIS AND BROKEN ARM.
DESCRIPTION: GANDER MOUNTAIN IS RECALLING THE 2008 MODEL GMT101 AND 2008 MODEL GMT103 HANG-ON FIXED POSITION TREESTANDS. THE RECALLED TREESTANDS HAVE WIRE MESH ON THE BASE OF THE PLATFORM TO THE TOP OF THE FOOTREST AND A GANDER MOUNTAIN LOGO ON THE FRONT OF THE SEAT. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT HAS A CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN THAT IS BRANDED “AP” AND “REALTREE”. MODEL GMT101 HAS “STEEL HANG-ON WITH FOOT REST” PRINTED IN LARGE BOLD PRINT ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BOX AND THE GMT103 HAS “LARGE STEEL HANG-ON WITH FOOT REST” PRINTED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BOX. THIS RECALL DOES NOT AFFECT THE 2009 YEAR MODELS GMT101 AND GMT103 HANG-ON FIXED POSITION TREESTANDS MANUFACTURED BY RIVERS EDGE.
SOLD AT: THE TREESTANDS WERE SOLD ONLY AT GANDER MOUNTAIN STORES FROM JULY 2008 UNTIL JULY 2009. THE GMT101 WAS SOLD FOR ABOUT $60 AND THE GMT103 WAS SOLD FOR ABOUT $80.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED TREESTANDS AND RETURN THEM TO GANDER MOUNTAIN FOR A REFUND, EXCHANGE FOR A 2009 MODEL OR A STORE CREDIT.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT GANDER MOUNTAIN AT (888)-542-6337 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 10 P.M AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 8 P.M. ET OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.GANDERMOUNTAIN.COM
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