The Recall Desk
ModerateCPSC·22171·Announced 2022-06-23

Loctek Fleximounts Overhead Garage Storage Racks Impact Injury Hazard

Loctek is recalling FLEXIMOUNTS Overhead Garage Storage Racks because the U-shaped buckles on the supporting cables can fail, causing the rack to fall and create an impact injury hazard. The firm has received 18 reports of racks falling but no injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: Although 18 failure reports exist, no injuries or hospitalizations have been reported. The hazard is real but has not resulted in actual harm. This meets the criteria for a moderate severity precautionary recall of a consumer product with theoretical but unconfirmed injury risk.

Plain-English summary

Loctek Inc., of Livermore, California, is recalling FLEXIMOUNTS Overhead Garage Storage Racks, model GL44B. The height-adjustable steel racks attach to the ceiling, are black, measure 4 feet by 4 feet, and have U-shaped buckle hardware. These racks were sold online at amazon.com, fleximounts.com, wayfair.com, ebay.com, walmart.com, and home depot.com, as well as at Home Depot stores nationwide from October 2020 through April 2022 for approximately $230. About 17,500 units were sold.

One of the U-shaped buckles on the supporting cables can fail, posing an impact injury hazard to the user or bystander if the rack falls. The firm has received 18 reports of the U-shaped buckles failing and the storage racks falling from the garage ceiling. No injuries have been reported.

Consumers should immediately unload all items from the racks and contact Loctek for a free repair kit. The repair kit includes instructional video and written instructions on adding additional support to the storage rack. Loctek is contacting all known purchasers. For more information, consumers can contact Loctek toll-free at 855-585-5618 anytime, by email at [email protected], or online at fleximounts.com and click on the button labeled "Recalls" near the bottom center of the page.

The recalled product

Product
FLEXIMOUNTS Overhead Garage Storage Racks
Manufacturer
Loctek Inc., of Livermore, California
Category
Consumer Product — Garage Storage
Hazard
  • impact-injury
  • structural-failure
  • falling-object
Affected units
17,500

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Related recalls

Same category