Liberty Hardware Recalls Multi-Grip Tub Safety Bars Due to Fall Hazard
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 24378
- Recall date
- Sep 26, 2024
- Units
- About 174,500
- Remedy
- Refund
- Firm
- Liberty Hardware
- Made in
- China
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Multi-Grip Tub Safety Bars and contact Liberty Hardware. Consumers can request to receive a pre-paid label and free packaging to return the Multi-Grip Tub Safety Bars for a $35 refund.
Contact: Liberty Hardware toll-free at 844-811-4541 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET from Monday through Friday, email at recall@libertyhardware.com, or online at www.libertyhardware.com/recall-notices/tub-safety-bar or www.libertyhardware.com and click on "RECALL NOTICE" on the bottom right of the website.
Hazard
The plastic sticker grip pads can become dislodged after installation on tubs with tapered side walls, making the recalled Multi-Grip Tub Safety Bars unstable during use, posing a fall hazard.
How to identify the recalled product
The recall involves Multi-Grip Tub Safety Bars sold under the brands Peerless, model PL585; Safety First, models SF585 and S1F585; and Delta, model DF585. The recalled Multi-Grip Tub Safety Bars are powder-coated aluminum, were sold in the color white, and feature a one-inch diameter tube with two gripping surfaces at about 8 inches and 15 inches. The model number and brand name are listed on a label on the product's packaging.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Sep 26, 2024. It covers About 174,500 units. The remedy type is refund: the firm will give your money back, usually after you return or destroy the product. Reported incidents: Liberty Hardware has received fourteen reports of the plastic sticker grip pads becoming dislodged after installation or otherwise needing replacement, including one fall with a minor injury reported. Liberty Hardware has 3 recalls in our records.
Where it was sold
Ace Hardware, The Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards, Walmart, and other hardware and plumbing stores and suppliers nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and FlyingBulldogs.com from January 2011 through May 2024 for between $16 and $55.
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- Liberty Hardware Manufacturing Corp., of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/Liberty-Hardware-Recalls-Multi-Grip-Tub-Safety-Bars-Due-…
- Last published by CPSC
- Sep 26, 2024
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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