Altitude Gold shag rugs
CPSC Recall #15-031 — November 19, 2014
Product
Altitude Gold shag rugs
Description
The rugs fail to meet federal standards or lack the required labeling.
Hazard
The large rugs fail to meet federal standards for flammability and could ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. The small rugs fail to meet federal labeling requirements. Small rugs are not required to meet the federal flammability standard; however, they are required to be permanently labeled with the following statement: "FLAMMABLE (FAILS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE STANDARD FF 2-70): SHOULD NOT BE USED NEAR SOURCES OF IGNITION."
Incidents / Injuries
None reported
Remedy
Consumers should contact Mohawk to receive a refund for the large rugs and a warning label to be affixed to the underside of the small rugs.
Units Affected
About 101,000 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and about 2,800 in Canada
Sold At
The Home Depot stores nationwide and online at HomeDepot.com from August 2013 through September 2014 for between $20 and $247.
Manufactured In
India