New Cole Sewell · Recalled
CPSC, New Cole Sewell Corp. Announce Recall of Storm Doors
These storm doors were manufactured without retaining pins in the upper windows. The upper window can fall out and could injure nearby consumers.
- Units
- About 23,000
- Reports
- 15
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $80–$140
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The recall involves storm doors manufactured from June 1, 1999, through August 16, 1999, with the following product numbers: 94816 94800 94801 94832 94833 94802 94803 94892 94893 94856 94858 94924 94860 94862 94925 94864 94866 The manufacturing date and product number are encoded in the 15-digit registration number. The first six digits are the manufacturing date, written as month, day, and year. The next five digits are the product number. The registration number is located on the interior side of the door, just below the lower left corner of the bottom window. "COLE SEWELL" also is on the registration number label. The company will help consumers identify if their door is part of the recall. The doors are either white or bronze with a black push button handle.
The file
- Sold at
- Home Depot, Hechinger, HomeQuarter, small lumberyard and do-it-yourself centers sold these storm doors, from June 1999 through December 1999, for between $80 and $140.
- Product type
- Doors & Door Knobs
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- New Cole Sewell Corp., of St. Paul, Minn.
Incident log
New Cole Sewell Corp. has received 15 reports of upper windows falling out of the storm doors. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should remove the storm door's upper window immediately and call New Cole Sewell Corp. to receive a free window with installation instructions.
Consumers may call New Cole Sewell Corp. at (800) 328-6596 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Consumers also can write to New Cole Sewell Corp. at 2288 University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55114.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.