Safety regulator, API Outdoors Announce Recall of Hunting Treestands
Recall 03027 · Oct 30, 2002 · API Outdoors
9,000
units affected
9,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03027
- Date
- Oct 30, 2002
- Company
- API Outdoors
- Units affected
- 9,000
- Product
- Hunting Treestands
- Product type
- Hunting Accessories
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The recalled treestands have the following brand names and model numbers: API Hi-Point Cable Cat Climbing Treestand, Model #CC501 and API Buckmaster Grand Slam Climbing Treestand, Model #GS3800BM. The treestands have an olive green frame, camo seats and seatbacks with black nylon cinch straps, and a yellow "WARNING" or "DANGER" label that reads in part, "Safety Restraint Must Be Used At All Times."
What can happen
A cable that secures the treestand to the tree can break, posing the risk of falls and serious injuries to hunters.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these treestands immediately and call API Outdoors, to receive a free replacement cable.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- API Outdoors has received two reports of the treestand's cable breaking, including one person who fell from a tree and suffered leg abrasions.
- Sold at
- Retailers and distributors nationwide, including Wal-Mart, sold the Cable Cat treestands through mid-October 2002, for about $180 and Cabela's stores nationwide sold the Buckmaster treestands through mid-October 2002, for about $230.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled hunting treestands?
Consumers should stop using these treestands immediately and call API Outdoors, to receive a free replacement cable.
What is the hazard?
A cable that secures the treestand to the tree can break, posing the risk of falls and serious injuries to hunters.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.