CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

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.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • August 19, 2005

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

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.

Required Consumer Action

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.

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Recall Details

Sold At
Retail lumberyards nationwide, from April 2002 through July 2005, for between about $2 and $2.50 per linear foot.
Injuries
Kadant Composites has received about 370 reports of accelerated degradation of the decking material. No injuries have been reported.
Manufacturer
Kadant Composites Inc., of Bedford, Mass.
Recall Number
05247

Product Information

Product Name
GeoDeck™ Decking and Railing Materials
Product Type
Decking Materials
Number of Units
About 11,000 constructed decks
Manufacturer Name
Kadant Composites Inc., of Bedford, Mass.
Manufactured In
United States

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