Exterior Gate Closers
Description: This recall involves the Exterior Gate Closer Model 1350. The affected gate closer is affixed to external gates and has a body that is approximately 6.5 inches long, with a sliding arm that is about 3 feet in width when extended. The unit is marked on the side of the body with "MAB/ASSA ABLOY." The recall only includes units produced between January 2014 and December 2015. The unit's production date is stamped on the side of the gate closer body in a "week/year" format and can be accessed by removing the body's plastic housing. [Learn More]
About 130 units were affected by this recall.
Rixson Exterior Gate Closers Recalled Due to Injury Hazard; Made by Assa Abloy Italia
Exterior Gate Closer.
Exterior Gate Closers Recall Information
| Country of Origin | China |
| Recall Date | 05/24/2016 |
| Recall ID | 6743 |
| Recall Number | 16173 |
| Product Type | Door Locks |
| Hazard | The gate closer mechanism can break and eject metal pieces including the spring or it can spray oil, posing a risk of injury. |
| Injuries | The firm has received 15 reports worldwide of mechanisms breaking and ejecting metal objects, including three in the U.S. No injuries have been reported. |
| Remedy | Consumers should immediately stop using the gate and contact Rixson for information on safely removing the arm from the gate closer and returning for a free replacement gate closer. Rixson is contacting consumers who bought the recalled product directly. |
| Remedy Option | Replace |
| Contact | Rixson toll-free at 866-474-9766 (Option 2) from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or contact Assa Abloy Italia online at www.assaabloy.it and click on the “Rixson 1350 Gate Closer Corrective Action” box on the right-hand side of the page for more information. |
| Last Updated | 05/24/2016 |
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