SunSetter Recalls Vinyl Covers for Motorized Awnings Due to Impact and Fall Hazards; One Death Reported (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 19767. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
If a powered awning is activated while the cover is secured with bungee tie-downs, when the cover is removed, the awning can open unexpectedly with enough force to strike a consumer standing in the awning's path, causing them to fall and suffer death or serious injury.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should not attempt to install covers for the motorized awnings or remove any installed covers until they have received instructions from SunSetter. Consumers should contact SunSetter for free breakaway safety clips (that replace the bungee tie-downs provided with the cover) and instructions for their use, and instructions on how to safely remove any installed bungee tie-downs (available at https://www.sunsetter.com/safety). SunSetter is contacting all known purchasers directly.
CPSC recall 19767 has the recall date 13 Aug 2019. The notice names the firm SunSetter Products. The recall has about 270,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2019 has 5,400 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fall.
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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.
| Incidents and injuries | The Firm has received 14 reports of incidents, including one report of a death and six reports of injuries. In one reported incident, a 73-year-old man died after falling from a ladder and over a balcony when a motorized awning opened unexpectedly and struck him while he was removing the cover's bungee tie-downs. |
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| Units | 270,000 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | This recall involves all soft vinyl awning covers used with SunSetter® Motorized, Motorized XL, Motorized PRO, Motorized PROXL, and Oasis Freestanding Motorized Retractable Awnings distributed by SunSetter from June 1999 to January 2019 and supplied with bungee tie-downs. Covers for manually operated awnings are not affected by this recall. |
| Product | Vinyl covers for SunSetter Motorized Awnings, About 270,000 units (In addition, approximately 11,000 units were distributed in Canada) |
| Sold at | The recalled covers were sold for about $100 or distributed as a promotional item or as part of a package with motorized awnings directly by SunSetter, through independent dealers nationwide, and through Costco Wholesale, between June 1999 and January 2019. |
| Manufacturer | SunSetter Products LP |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 270,000Median of 2019: 5,400
- CPSC recalls of 2019
- 241
- Recalls of 2019 with one of the same hazards
- 17%
- Recalls on the register that name SunSetter Products
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 19767The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 19767. https://recallregister.com/product/8633-sunsetter-recalls-vinyl-covers-for-motorized-awnings-due-to-impact-and/. 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 19767 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
The Firm has received 14 reports of incidents, including one report of a death and six reports of injuries. In one reported incident, a 73-year-old man died after falling from a ladder and over a balcony when a motorized awning opened unexpectedly and struck him while he was removing the cover's bungee tie-downs.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
The recalled covers were sold for about $100 or distributed as a promotional item or as part of a package with motorized awnings directly by SunSetter, through independent dealers nationwide, and through Costco Wholesale, between June 1999 and January 2019.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 19767?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 19767?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 270,000 units (In addition, approximately 11,000 units were distributed in Canada)