The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·24086·Announced 2024-01-18

Steamist Wall-Mounted Tilt-Up Bath Shower Seats Recalled for Fall and Laceration Hazards

Steamist is recalling about 3,900 wall-mounted, folding teak wood shower seats because the support rods and mounting brackets can corrode and break, creating fall and laceration hazards. The firm has received 62 reports of the seats breaking, including 4 injury reports.

What this means for you

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: This recall involves a risk-of-harm product (fall and laceration hazards from structural failure) where injuries have been reported (4 injury reports out of 62 breaking incidents). The source text indicates a pattern of failure with both confirmed structural failure and injury, supporting a High severity classification.

Plain-English summary

Steamist Inc., of East Rutherford, New Jersey, is recalling approximately 3,900 Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seats (model numbers SBS-101BN, SBS-101PN, SBS-101PC, or SBS-101ORB) sold in the United States. The recalled shower seats are wall-mounted, folding seats made of teak wood slats joined by support rods extending from two wall-mounting brackets. The support rods and wall-mounting brackets are available in brushed nickel, polished nickel, polished chrome, or oil-rubbed bronze finishes. Each seat measures 20 inches wide by 13 inches deep.

The wall mounting bracket and seat rods supporting the Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seat can corrode and break, posing fall and laceration hazards. Steamist has received 62 reports of the shower seats breaking, including 4 reports of injuries.

The recalled seats were sold at specialty plumbing supply outlets in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 2009 through February 2015 for between $490 and $660. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled shower seats and contact Steamist to determine if their product is included in the recall and for recall instructions. Steamist can be reached toll-free at 866-968-2250 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at [email protected], or online at www.steamist.com/recall-notices or www.steamist.com (click "Recall Notices" at the bottom of the website).

The recalled product

Product
Tilt-Up Bath & Shower Seats
Manufacturer
Steamist Inc., of East Rutherford, New Jersey
Category
Consumer Product — Bathroom furniture
Hazard
  • fall-hazard
  • laceration-hazard
  • structural-corrosion
Affected units
3,900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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