Product Recall Number: 18-044

Product Recall Number: 18-044

Product Safety Warning Number:

Date: 2017-11-21

Product Safety Warning Date:

Name Of Product: Allura decking

Description: The recall involves Allura™ fiber cement decking and fascia. The recalled decking was sold in 12-foot lengths and is 6 inches wide and one inch thick, and came in two styles: a hidden fastener application and a direct screw application. The recalled Allura™ fiber cement fascia, which was for vertical applications only, was sold in 12-foot lengths, is 8- and 12-inches wide and 7/16 inches thick. The decking and fascia were sold in a natural wood color with a wood grain texture. There are no labels or other identifying marks on the decking materials.

Hazard Description: The recalled decking can deteriorate and crack, causing the deck surfacing to break. Consumers can fall through broken decking and suffer serious injuries.

Consumer Action: None Listed

Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

Remedy Type: Repair

Units: About 37,500 boards

Incidents: Plycem has received three reports of the recalled decking cracking, resulting in one report of a leg injury to an adult male whose leg went through the cracked decking.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using decks with the recalled decking materials and contact Plycem to schedule a free repair. Plycem is contacting all known purchasers directly.

Sold At: Kelseyville Lumber and Trademark Exteriors as stock items and at Home Depot as a special order item from February 2014 through June 2017 for between $25 to $30 per board for the decking and about $25 to $40 per board for the fascia.

Importers: Plycem USA LLC, of Houston, Texas

Manufacturers:  Plycem Construsistemas, of Costa Rica, S.A.

Distributors: None Listed

Manufactured In: Costa Rica

Custom Label: None Listed

Custom Field: None Listed