CPSC Recall in 2004: CPSC and CESSO, LLC Announce Recall of Tree Stand Components

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), CESSO, LLC, of Cumming, Ga., is voluntarily recalling "Tree Lounge" Tree Stand Levelers. If the "Tree Lounge" is subjected to significant impact from a heavy load, a tube on the leveler can crack. If the leveler is installed beneath the "Tree Lounge," the bolts attaching the leveler to the "Tree Lounge" can bend or begin to pull through the leveler. In either of these circumstances, users can lose their balance and possibly fall.Name of product: "Tree Lounge" Tree Stand LevelersUnits: 15,000Manufacturer/Importer: CESSO, LLC, of Cumming, Ga.Hazard: If the "Tree Lounge" is subjected to significant impact from a heavy load, a tube on the leveler can crack. If the leveler is installed beneath the "Tree Lounge," the bolts attaching the leveler to the "Tree Lounge" can bend or begin to pull through the leveler. In either of these circumstances, users can lose their balance and possibly fall.Incidents/Injuries: CESSO has received three reports of consumer injury associated with leveler failure.Description: Levelers are designed for use with the "Tree Lounge" tree stand. The levelers are powder-coated green, with a T handle screw that spreads or contracts the two tubes of the leveler as necessary in order to level the "Tree Lounge" as the diameter of the tree changes during ascent or descent.Sold by: Firm's website, mail-order catalogue and at outdoor specialty stores nationwide from January 2001 through December 2003 for about $70.Manufactured in: U.S.A. and ChinaRemedy: Consumers should return their levelers to the firm for a free repair.Consumer Contact: Call CESSO, LLC at (800) 808-1541 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their Recall Management website at www.cessollc.com. Consumers can send their levelers to CESSO LLC at 8630 Wallace Tatum Road, Cumming, GA 30040.

If the "Tree Lounge" is subjected to significant impact from a heavy load, a tube on the leveler can crack. If the leveler is installed beneath the "Tree Lounge," the bolts attaching the leveler to the "Tree Lounge" can bend or begin to pull through the leveler. In either of these circumstances, users can lose their balance and possibly fall.

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CESSO has received three reports of consumer injury associated with leveler failure.

Firm's website, mail-order catalogue and at outdoor specialty stores nationwide from January 2001 through December 2003 for about $70.

United States and China