Kadant Composites Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Kadant Composites Inc. Announce Recall of Certain GeoDeck™ Decking and Railing Materials
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.
- Units
- About 11,000 constructed decks
- Reports
- 370
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $2–$2
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
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.
The file
- Sold at
- Retail lumberyards nationwide, from April 2002 through July 2005, for between about $2 and $2.50 per linear foot.
- Product type
- Decking Materials
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- Kadant Composites Inc., of Bedford, Mass.
Incident log
Kadant Composites has received about 370 reports of accelerated degradation of the decking material. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
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.
Firm is out of business. Contact Information is no longer available.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated AUG 19 2005; last revised OCT 30 2024.