U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Fast Track Recall with Health Canada and Profeco

Release Date: January 18, 2024

Release Number: 24-086

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seat

Hazard: The wall mounting bracket and seat rods supporting the Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seat can corrode and break, posing fall and laceration hazards.

Remedy: Refund 

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled shower seats and contact Steamist to determine if their product is included in the recall and for instructions for how to participate in the recall.

Recall Date: [Date] 

Units: About 3,900 (in addition, about 733 were sold in Canada and 126 were sold in Mexico) 

Consumer Contact: Steamist toll-free at 866-968-2250 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, recall@steamist.com, or online at www.steamist.com/recall-notices or at www.steamist.com and click on “Recall Notices” at the bottom of the website for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 3,900 (In addition, about 733 were sold in Canada and about 126 were sold in Mexico)

Description: This recall involves wall-mounted, folding shower seats made of teak wood slats joined together by support rods that extend from two wall mounting brackets.  The recalled Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seats have model numbers SBS-101BN, SBS-101PN, SBS-101PC, or SBS-101ORB and have brushed nickel, polished nickel, polished chrome, or oil-rubbed bronze finishes on the support rods and bracket covers. The recalled Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seats measure 20 inches wide by 13 inches deep.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 62 reports of the shower seats breaking, including 4 reports of injuries.

Sold at: Specialty plumbing supply outlets in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 2009 through February 2015 for between $490 and $660.

Importer: Steamist Inc., of East Rutherford, New Jersey

Manufactured in: China

Photos

Recalled Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seat with brushed nickel finish

Recalled Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seat with polished nickel finish

Recalled Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seat with polished chrome finish

Recalled Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seat with oil-rubbed bronze finish

Fast Track Recall

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