# SunSetter Recalls Vinyl Covers for Motorized Awnings Due to Impact and Fall Hazards; One Death Reported (Recall Alert)
> **CPSC recall** · 2019-08-13 · 19767 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 19767
- **Date:** 2019-08-13
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Vinyl covers for SunSetter Motorized Awnings

## Hazards

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.

## Remedies

Repair

## Manufacturer(s)

SunSetter Products LP, of Malden, Mass.

## Retailer(s)

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.

## Country of manufacture

United States

## 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.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/SunSetter-Recalls-Vinyl-Covers-for-Motorized-Awnings-Due-to-Impact-and-Fall-Hazards-One-Death-Reported-Recall-Alert)
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