Product Recall Number: 21-780
Why was Teak shower benches recalled?
The shower bench can collapse during use, posing a fall hazard to the user.
Product Recall Number: 21-780
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2021-09-09
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Teak shower benches
Description: This recall involves Ivena 20” teak shower benches. The benches are made of light brown teak with padding on the feet. The seat and bottom shelf have a row of wood paneling. Item number 1049998 and UPC 8886474018015 are printed on the exterior packaging. The bench has a label that says, “100% wood from well-managed forests.”
Hazard Description: The shower bench can collapse during use, posing a fall hazard to the user.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 70,000 (In addition, about 11,317 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: Consumers have reported 81 incidents of the shower benches collapsing, breaking during use, or falling apart, including four reports of people being injured in falls. The four injuries included a fractured tailbone, persistent head and body aches and bruising.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled shower benches and return them to Costco for a full refund. Costco is contacting all purchasers directly.
Sold At: Costco stores nationwide and online at Costco.com from October 2018 through June 2021 for about $80 in stores and $90 online.
Importers: Costco Wholesale Corp., of Issaquah, Wash.
Manufacturers: Ivena International Pte. Ltd., of Singapore
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Indonesia
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed