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CPSC, Kadant Composites Inc. Announce Recall of Certain GeoDeck™ Decking and Railing Materials

U.S. CPSCFallsAug 19, 2005
Recalled Decking and Railing Materials
Recalled Decking and Railing Materials

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

When the decking or railing material is exposed to hot temperatures and sunlight, it can prematurely degrade. The degraded material could break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Remedy

Consumers should check their GeoDeck™ decking materials for visible cracks on the surface and check to see if the surface can be easily scratched with a fingernail or the corner of a credit card. However, the firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available, so consumers will need to arrange for repairs themselves.

Incidents & injuries

Kadant Composites has received about 370 reports of accelerated degradation of the decking material. No injuries have been reported.

Product description

GeoDeck™ is a composite decking product that looks similar to natural wood and is sold in three colors, including: driftwood, cedar and mahogany. The decking materials were manufactured between April 2002 and October 2003. Each decking and railing component has a manufacturing date stamp (day/month/year) on the cut end, which may still be visible on uninstalled materials.

Sold on

Retail lumberyards nationwide, from April 2002 through July 2005, for between about $2 and $2.50 per linear foot.

Contact the company

Firm is out of business. Contact Information is no longer available.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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