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Consumer product recall

Adventure Guide Inc. recalls Outdoor BleacherBack Stadium Seats

Starting date:
December 31, 2014
Posting date:
December 31, 2014
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Outdoor Living
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-43095

Affected products

GCI Outdoor BleacherBack stadium seats

Product description

This recall involves GCI Outdoor BleacherBack stadium seats. The seats are made of a powder-coated steel frame, a stitched fabric backrest and a fabric-covered padded bottom. The backrest has a mesh pocket on the back side. The seat bottom has a strap that runs from one side through two D rings on the upper part of the backrest and back down to the other side. The strap has a yellow buckle. The backrest and seat bottoms were sold in the colours black, green, maroon, navy blue, red and royal blue. When open, the seats measure 41 centimetres (16 inches) wide x 30.5 centimetres (12 inches) deep x 44.5 centimetres (17.5 inches) high. The backrest folds forward to a height of 10 centimetres (4 inches).

Recalled stadium seats have the following purchase order (PO) numbers:

41223, 41269, 41273, 41332, 41348, 41367, 41368, 41371, 41372, 41379, 41380, 41390, 41401, 41515, 41520, 41537, 41538, 41539, 41540, 41541, 41542, 41627, 41628, 41629, 41630, 41631, 41632, 41633, 41634, 41635, 41636, 41639, 41640, 41641, 41642, 41643, 41644, 41645, 41646, 41647, 41648, 41649, 41668, 41715, 41716, 41717 and 41718.

The PO number is on a small white tag under the product information label sewn onto the back of the chair inside the pocket.

Hazard identified

The backrest can fail, posing a risk of injury.

Neither Health Canada nor Adventure Guide Inc. has received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to the use of this product.

Number sold

Approximately 9 units were sold at the Adventure Guide Inc. store in Canada.

Time period sold

The recalled products were sold from January 1, 2013 to August 30, 2014.

Place of origin

Manufactured in China.

Companies

Importer

Adventure Guide Inc.

Kitchener

Ontario

CANADA

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled stadium chairs and contact Adventure Guide Inc. for a free strap repair kit that includes installation instructions, an additional safety strap and a new warning sticker.

For more information, consumers can contact Adventure Guide Inc. by telephone at 1-519-886-3121 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST on Saturdays and from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST on Sundays, or by visiting the firm's website.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.