Product Recall Number: 11718
Why was Frontgate Closet Ladders recalled?
The ladders can unexpectedly break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 11718
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-01-19
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Frontgate Closet Ladders
Description: The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: The ladders can unexpectedly break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 38,000
Incidents: Cinmar has received about 860 reports of the ladders breaking, including 28 reports of injuries such as bruises and lacerations to the knees, shins, ankles and feet.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ladders and contact Frontgate for instructions on how to receive a merchandise credit for the amount of the ladder. Frontgate is directly contacting all known consumers.
Sold At: Frontgate stores in Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio, in Frontgate and Sky Mall catalogs nationwide and on the Internet at Frontgate.com and Skymall.com from December 2005 through July 2010 for about between $90 and $150.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Dillon Davis, of South San Francisco, Calif.
Manufactured In: Indonesia
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed