Name of Product: VisionMount model VMSA swing-arm television
wall-mounting unit
Units: 14,000
Distributed by: Sanus Systems, of St. Paul, Minn.
Hazard: An undersized shaft within the wall mounting unit can cause the
product's main support component to loosen. As a result, the unit and
the television it is supporting can fall from the wall, posing a risk of
injury to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Sanus Systems has received one report of significant
loosening in the product's main support component. No incidents or
injuries relating to unit failure have been reported.
Description: This is a swing arm wall mount for flat panel televisions.
The TV wall mount being recalled is the VisionMount model VMSA. The TV
wall mount measures 18.5 inches high and 29 inches wide and is sold in
black and silver. There is no writing on the unit.
Sold by: Audio Video stores from December 2004 through May 4, 2005 for
about $350.
Consumer Contact: Contact Sanus Systems at (800) 359-5520 between 9:30
a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's Web site
at www.sanus.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06039.html
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more
than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents
cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The
CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys,
cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -
contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of
deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30
years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or
visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email
subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can
obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.
wall-mounting unit
Units: 14,000
Distributed by: Sanus Systems, of St. Paul, Minn.
Hazard: An undersized shaft within the wall mounting unit can cause the
product's main support component to loosen. As a result, the unit and
the television it is supporting can fall from the wall, posing a risk of
injury to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Sanus Systems has received one report of significant
loosening in the product's main support component. No incidents or
injuries relating to unit failure have been reported.
Description: This is a swing arm wall mount for flat panel televisions.
The TV wall mount being recalled is the VisionMount model VMSA. The TV
wall mount measures 18.5 inches high and 29 inches wide and is sold in
black and silver. There is no writing on the unit.
Sold by: Audio Video stores from December 2004 through May 4, 2005 for
about $350.
Consumer Contact: Contact Sanus Systems at (800) 359-5520 between 9:30
a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's Web site
at www.sanus.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06039.html
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more
than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents
cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The
CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys,
cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -
contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of
deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30
years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or
visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email
subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can
obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.
