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Product Recall Number: 21-076

Why was Muscle Rack Heavy Duty Steel Shelving Units recalled?

The shelves can fail to support the 800-pound weight load as stated on the packaging, posing an injury hazard to the consumer. 

Muscle Rack Heavy Duty Steel Shelving Units
Here's product recall specific data for Muscle Rack Heavy Duty Steel Shelving Units.

  • Product Recall Number: 21-076

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2021-02-10

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Muscle Rack Heavy Duty Steel Shelving Units

  • Description: This recall involves Edsal 5-Tier Muscle Rack Heavy Duty Steel Shelving Units used to store heavy items. The units have gray or black-colored steel frames and five plywood shelves. The recalled units include model numbers CR3618, CR3618-BLK, CR4824 and CR4824-BLK. CR3618 and CR3618-BLK are 72 inches in height, 18 inches deep and 36 inches wide. Models CR4824 and CR4824-BLK are 72 inches in height, 24 inches deep and 48 inches wide.

  • Hazard Description: The shelves can fail to support the 800-pound weight load as stated on the packaging, posing an injury hazard to the consumer. 

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 2,200,000 

  • Incidents: Edsal has received seven reports of shelves bending or breaking due to heavy items placed on shelves, including one injury to a consumer who suffered a broken toe after items fell when the shelving unit broke.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled shelving units and contact Edsal Manufacturing to receive a full refund.

  • Sold At: Lowe’s Stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Staples.com, Walmart.com and other online retailers from January 2015 through September 2020 for between $80 and $90.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Edsal Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, Ill.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed