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Fall / CollapseOctober 27, 2010CPSC #11024

Primal Vantage Expands Recall of Plastic Tree Steps Due to Fall Hazard

Product
Tree Stands (Hunting)
Units affected
40,000
Remedy
refund

What was recalled

Product is a plastic tree step that attaches to a tree via a nylon strap and a large metal buckle. It is used to climb a tree in order to hunt from an elevated position. Model numbers 105 and 155 both have a "08", which is stamped on the plastic portion of the step denoting the year of manufacture.

Hazard

The plastic portion of the step can break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Injuries

Primal Vantage has received six complaints of step breakage, including two reports of consumers being bruised and cut.

Made in

China

Where it was sold

  • The product was sold from April 2008 through November 2009 at various outdoor and sporting goods retailers nationwide as a 3-step package in model 105 or as a single step in model 155.

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