API Outdoors Recalls Hunting Treestands Due to Cable Breakage Risk
API Outdoors is recalling about 9,000 hunting treestands because a securing cable can break, posing a risk of falls and serious injuries.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where a fall resulted in leg abrasions, but no serious injuries or fatalities were reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for injury risk without severe outcomes.
Plain-English summary
API Outdoors, a division of Outland Sports Inc., is recalling approximately 9,000 hunting treestands. The affected products are the API Hi-Point Cable Cat Climbing Treestand (Model #CC501) and the API Buckmaster Grand Slam Climbing Treestand (Model #GS3800BM). These treestands feature an olive green frame, camo seats and seatbacks with black nylon cinch straps, and a yellow warning label.
The recall is being issued because a cable that secures the treestand to the tree can break. This defect poses a risk of falls and serious injuries to hunters. API Outdoors has received two reports of the cable breaking, including one incident where a person fell from a tree and suffered leg abrasions.
The recalled treestands were sold through retailers and distributors nationwide, including Wal-Mart and Cabela's, through mid-October 2002. The Cable Cat models were sold for about $180, and the Buckmaster models for about $230. Consumers should stop using these treestands immediately and call API Outdoors toll-free at (800) 228-4846 to receive a free replacement cable.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hunting Treestands
- Manufacturer
- API Outdoors, of Tallulah, La., a division of Outland Sports Inc., of Overland Park, Kan.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 9,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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