The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced GCI Outdoor’s recall of about 6,000 stadium seats due to the backrest possibly failing and causing injury.
GCI has received a report of an incident where the backrest support failed and the consumer suffered neck and back injuries after a fall from a 4-foot high bleacher, according to the CPSC. The company is offering a free strap repair kit that includes installation instruction, an additional safety strap and a new warning sticker.
The seats are constructed of a powder-coated steel frame, stitched fabric backrest and fabric covered padded bottom. The backrest includes a mesh pocket on the back side. The seat features a strap that runs through two D rings on the ripper part of the backrest and back down the other side. It fastens with a yellow buckle. The product was available in black, green, maroon, navy blue, red and royal blue. The seat measures 16x12x17.5″ when open the the backrest folds forward to a height of 4″. The items were sold at sporting goods stores, including Dick’s Sporting Goods and Sports Authority, for $25 between January 2013 and August 2014.
More than 40 purchase order numbers, which can be found on a white tag sewn inside the pocket, are part of the recall. To see the full list, see the full product recall.
Contact GCI Outdoor 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at (800) 956-7328 or at www.gcioutdoor.com.
