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Update: Big Game Treestands Recalled Over Fall, Injury Hazard
Big GameTreestands, of Irving, Texas, is recalling more than 1,000 Big Game Treestands 2022 model year The Captain Hang-on Treestands [1] over concerns that the crimps of the plastic-coated cables can slip during use causing the standing platform to release, posing fall and injury hazards to users.
“GSM Outdoors has received 10 reports of the treestand cables releasing and causing consumers to fall,” CPSC said. “Two injuries have been reported.”
The recall affects Big Game Treestands 2022 model year The Captain Hang-on Treestands, model BGM-FP0050 with serial/batch number 2M-0121 only. The model is identified on the product box and in the product instruction manual. Serial/Batch number “2M-0121” is located on a metal plate riveted to the frame support.
The recalled treestands were sold nationwide at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Al & Bobs Sports, Hilltop Sports, The Sportsmen, Perfect 10 Outdoors, Vanderbilt’s # 817, VF Sports, Westbury Ace Hardware, Rocky’s Great Outdoors, Backwoods Boys, Native Outdoors Warehouse, Simpson Manning Hardware, Simpson Plaza Hardware, The Co-Op, R & L Archery, Keystone Country Store, Thruway Sports # 27 and Overland Park ScheelfromAugust 2022 through October 2022 for between $60 and $80.
This recall began on December 22, 2022.
What’s the Problem?
According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) [2], this recall affects the following 2017 model year X-Stand Treestands:
- Model #XSCT334 Silent Adrenaline Treestand — Batch Numbers 5X-1017, 5X-1517
- Model #XSCT355 Apache Treestand — Batch Number 5X-5317
“The cable assemblies on the treestand can separate due to corrosion, posing a fall hazard to the user,” CPSC said.
The model of affected treestands is identified on the box and in the instruction manual. Treestands with a batch number located on the metal plate riveted to the stand that ends in “17” are included in the recall.
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The recalled treestands were sold at Sportsman’s Guide stores (Silent Adrenaline treestands) and sporting goods stores (Apache treestands) nationwide and online from May 2017 through December 2018 for between $200 and $230.
If you purchased a treestand that is affected by this recall, you should stop using it immediately and contact X-Stand Treestands for instructions on receiving a refund in the form of a gift card.
This recall began on November 4, 2020.
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