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CPSC, Kadant Composites Inc. Announce Recall of Certain GeoDeck™ Decking and Railing Materials

CPSC recall 05247. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

When the decking or railing material is exposed to hot temperatures and sunlight, it can prematurely degrade. The degraded material could break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Consumers should check their GeoDeck™ decking materials for visible cracks on the surface and check to see if the surface can be easily scratched with a fingernail or the corner of a credit card. However, the firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available, so consumers will need to arrange for repairs themselves.

CPSC recall 05247 has the recall date 19 Aug 2005. The notice names the firm Kadant Composites. The recall has about 11,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Decking Materials.

CPSC recall noticeMore of the notice

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

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More of the notice

The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.

CPSC recall 05247: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries
Kadant Composites has received about 370 reports of accelerated degradation of the decking material. No injuries have been reported.
Units11,000
Description
GeoDeck™ is a composite decking product that looks similar to natural wood and is sold in three colors, including: driftwood, cedar and mahogany. The decking materials were manufactured between April 2002 and October 2003. Each decking and railing component has a manufacturing date stamp (day/month/year) on the cut end, which may still be visible on uninstalled materials.
ProductGeoDeck™ Decking and Railing Materials, About 11,000 constructed decks, Decking Materials
Sold atRetail lumberyards nationwide, from April 2002 through July 2005, for between about $2 and $2.50 per linear foot.
ManufacturerKadant Composites Inc
Made inUnited States

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
11,000Median of 2005: 14,000
CPSC recalls of 2005
323
Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
16%
Recalls of 2005 in the category Decking Materials
0%
Recalls on the register that name Kadant Composites
1

Official channels

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 05247. https://recallregister.com/product/2996-cpsc-kadant-composites-inc-announce-recall-of-certain-geodeck-decking/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 05247 report injuries?
The CPSC notice says: Kadant Composites has received about 370 reports of accelerated degradation of the decking material. No injuries have been reported.
Where was the product sold?
The CPSC notice says: Retail lumberyards nationwide, from April 2002 through July 2005, for between about $2 and $2.50 per linear foot.
How many units are in CPSC recall 05247?
The CPSC notice gives this number: About 11,000 constructed decks
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: United States