PlainRecordsCPSC · Consumer product recall
Destination Summer Hammock Stands
- Date
- Sept. 24, 2015
- Distributor
- Pride Family Brands, Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- CPSC title
- Bed Bath & Beyond Hammock Stands Recalled by Pride Family Brands Due To Fall Hazard
- Products
- Destination Summer Hammock Stands
- Description
- The recalled hammock stand was sold under the Bed Bath & Beyond Destination Summer private label. The bronze-colored heavy gauge steel hammock stand with enamel finish measures 15 feet long by 3.5 feet wide by 4 feet high.
- Hazard
- Z-shaped hooks that attach the hammock to the hammock stand can bend or break, resulting in a consumer falling to the ground.
- Remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the product, dispose of the Z-shaped hooks and contact Pride Family Brands to obtain a free set of heavier-gauged, S-shaped replacement hooks.
- Remedy options
- Repair
- Units
- About 13,900 (an additional 55 units sold in Canada)
- Injuries reported
- The firm has received 13 reports of the z-shaped hooks bending or breaking, resulting in consumers falling to the ground and injuring various body parts.
- Sold at
- Bed Bath & Beyond stores nationwide and online at www.bedbathandbeyond.com from March 2014 through July 2015 for about $100.
- Made in
- China
- Consumer contact
- Pride Family Brands toll-free at 855-612-9800 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.bedbathandbeyond.com and click on “Safety & Recalls” at the bottom of the page.
- Recall number
- 15252
What should I do? Something you own was recalled. What now?
Source: CPSC · Consumer product record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.