[{"RecallID":1255,"RecallNumber":"13050","RecallDate":"2012-11-28T00:00:00","Description":"This recall involves tilt-turn stay arm and side-hung sash hinge adjustable window fittings. They are used to attach a window to a frame and primarily sold for use in commercial buildings. The fittings have clamps, locking pins and stainless steel springs. \"G-U\" and the component number are stamped at the ends of the fitting. The recalled G-U Hardware window fittings have the following model names, and model and component numbers: Window Fitting Model Name Model Number Component Number Side-hung sash hinge Jet AK8 6-31064-00-0-1 9-31209 Tilt-turn stay arm Jet AK8 30 K-15805-00-0-1 9-31209 Jet AK8 50 K-15806-00-0-1 9-31208 Jet AK8 90 K-15807-00-0-1 9-31208","URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/GU-Hardware-Recalls-Window-Fittings-Due-to-Injury-Hazard","Title":"GU Hardware Recalls Window Fittings Due to Injury Hazard","ConsumerContact":"For additional information, contact GU Hardware toll-free at (855) 355-8810 from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday; and from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.ak-warning.com.","LastPublishDate":"2015-01-20T00:00:00","Products":[{"Name":"Window Fittings: Tilt-turn Stay Arms and Side-hung Sash Hinges","Description":"","Model":"","Type":"House Repair or Construction Materials","CategoryID":"67853","NumberOfUnits":"About 5,000"}],"Inconjunctions":[],"Images":[{"URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/PageFiles.133368.LARGE%2520AK8%2520stay%2520arms%2520and%2520side%2520hung%2520sash%2520hing.jpg","Caption":"Tilt-turn stay arms"}],"Injuries":[{"Name":"G-U Hardware has received two reports from the Far East of windows falling, including one report of a broken thumb. There have been no incidents reported in the U.S."}],"Manufacturers":[{"Name":"G-U Yapi of Turkey","CompanyID":""}],"Retailers":[{"Name":"G-U Hardware sold the recalled window fittings directly to hardware wholesalers and window manufacturers nationwide from October 2002 to December 2011 for between $7 and $26.","CompanyID":""}],"Importers":[],"Distributors":[{"Name":"G-U Hardware, Inc., of Newport News, Va.","CompanyID":""}],"SoldAtLabel":null,"ManufacturerCountries":[{"Country":"Turkey"}],"ProductUPCs":[],"Hazards":[{"Name":"The window fittings can break. This can cause the window to fall, posing an injury hazard to consumers.","HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":""}],"Remedies":[{"Name":"Contact G-U Hardware to arrange for the free replacement and installation of new window fittings."}],"RemedyOptions":[{"Option":"Replace"}]}]