Signature Hardware Recalls Towel Grab Bars Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
Recall 21126 · May 5, 2021 · Signature Hardware
330
units affected
330
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21126
- Date
- May 5, 2021
- Company
- Signature Hardware
- Units affected
- 330
- Product
- Pickens Flip Up Towel Grab Bars
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves the Pickens Flip Up Towel Grab Bar, which has a straight bar designed for hanging towels and a curved grab bar designed for bodily support. The towel bar can be folded up vertically when not in use. The product was sold in brushed stainless steel and polished stainless steel finishes. SKU number 920115 is printed on the product purchase receipts and email order confirmations.
What can happen
The product can break, if the towel bar is used to provide bodily support, posing fall and injury hazards.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Signature Hardware for a full refund or a free replacement grab bar.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Signature Hardware has received 13 reports of the towel bar and grab bar detaching or partially detaching from each other, including two reports that consumers fell.
- Sold at
- Online at www.signaturehardware.com, Amazon.com, and build.com from May 2012 through October 2020 for about $140.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled pickens flip up towel grab bars?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Signature Hardware for a full refund or a free replacement grab bar.
What is the hazard?
The product can break, if the towel bar is used to provide bodily support, posing fall and injury hazards.
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.