Vinyl Protective Covers for Sunsetter Motorized Awnings recalled due to impact and fall hazard
- Starting date:
- August 26, 2019
- Posting date:
- August 28, 2019
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-70825
Last updated: 2019-08-28
Summary
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Product:
Vinyl Protective Covers with bungee tie-downs for Sunsetter Motorized Awnings. -
Issue:
The manual removal of the bungee tie-downs can cause the awning to open unexpectedly with enough force to strike a person, causing an injury. -
What to do:
Immediately stop attempting to remove or install the recalled vinyl cover and contact the company to obtain a free safety clip repair kit.
Affected products
Vinyl covers for SunSetter Motorized Awnings
Product description
The recall involves all soft vinyl awning covers used with SunSetter Motorized, Motorized XL, and Oasis Freestanding Motorized Retractable Awnings supplied with bungee tie-downs.
Multiple Awnings distributed these vinyl protective covers directly to consumers or online between 2006 and 2016.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission in the United States has also published this recall.
Hazard identified
If a powered awning is inadvertently activated while the cover is secured with bungee tie-downs, the subsequent manual removal of the bungee tie-downs can cause the awning to open unexpectedly with enough force to strike a person standing in the awning's path (e.g., on a ladder), causing them to fall and suffer serious injury or death.
As of August 28, 2019, there have been no reported incidents in Canada. In the U.S., SunSetter has received 14 reports of incidents, including one report of a death and six reports of injuries.
Number sold
Approximately 7,500 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from January, 2007 to December, 2016.
Place of origin
Manufactured in the United States
Companies
- Distributor
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Multiples Awnings
Beloeil
Quebec
CANADA
- Manufacturer
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Sunsetter Products LP
Massachusetts
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop attempting to remove or install the recalled vinyl cover and contact the company to obtain a free safety clip repair kit.
If you own a vinyl protective cover with bungee tie-downs, please contact Multiple Awnings for your free safety clip Repair Kit. The kit includes:
- free breakaway safety clips (that replace the bungee tie-downs provided with the cover);
- instructions for their use; and
- instructions on how to safely remove any installed bungee tie-downs.
For more information, Consumers may contact Multiple Awnings Customer Service by phone at 1-866-441-4182, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or by email to obtain a free Safety Clip Repair Kit.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada, without the safety clip Repair Kit.
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.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.