CPSC, Stack-On Products Co. Announce Recall of Gun Cabinets

Recalled November 28, 2000 · CPSC recall 01042 · Stack-On Products

Hazard

The gun cabinets have push button locks that can be opened without the use of a key, allowing unauthorized access to firearms.

Remedy

Consumers with these gun cabinets should contact Stack-On Products for information on receiving a free push button replacement lock.

Units

About 3,300

Incidents / injuries

Stack-On Products has received two reports of consumers being able to open locks without using their keys. No injuries have been reported.

Description

Only those Stack-On brand gun cabinets and Sentinel gun cabinets with push button locks are being recalled. The brand name is printed on the front of the cabinet door. The model numbers being recalled are GCP-910 or GCP-914 for the Stack-On brand gun cabinets, and GPW-14 for the Sentinel brand gun cabinets. The gun cabinets are a burgundy color and hold either 10 or 14 rifles or shotguns up to 54-inches tall. The cabinets are made of heavy steel with a single key, chrome-finished handle that moves a locking bar into place. The 14-gun cabinet measures 21 inches wide by 18 inches deep by 55 inches high. The 10-gun cabinet measures 27 inches wide by 10 inches deep by 55 inches high. The cabinets were sold with adjustable storage bins that attach to the door for storing pistols, ammunition and cleaners.

What to do

Consumers with these gun cabinets should contact Stack-On Products for information on receiving a free push button replacement lock.

Contact

Stack-On Products can be reached at (800) 323-9601 between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's website at www.stack-on.com

Product

Stack-On or "Sentinel" gun cabinets

Manufacturer(s)

Stack-On Products Co., of Wauconda, Ill.

Retailers

Outdoor and sporting good stores nationwide sold the Stack-On brand cabinets and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. nationwide exclusively sold Sentinel brand cabinets from May 2000 through September 2000. These gun cabinets sold for between $240 and $300.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →