CPSC, Ol’ Man Treestands Announce Recall of Hunting Tree Stands
Home product recall 04-530. Announced by CPSC on Jan 5, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 5, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 1,775 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A serrated blade that supports the stand on a tree can bend, posing the risk of falls and serious injuries to hunters.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these tree stands with 1903 and 2103 stamping on the blades immediately, and discard or destroy the product. As the company is out of business, a remedy is no longer available.
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- How to reach the firm: The company is out of business and cannot be contacted.
Which ones are recalled?
The climbing tree stands included in this recall are the Original Ol’ Man Double X with model number OMDX-MO, Grand Ol’ Man Double X with model number GOMDX-MO, Multi-Vision with model number MV- MO, and Grand Multi-Vision with Model number GMV-MO. All units have Warning labels affixed to the stands varying in weight capacities of 250 lbs. to 350 lbs. The bottom platform of each tree stand has a lot number stamped on the serrated blades that would indicate when it was produced. Only tree stands having the number 1903 or 2103 stamped on the blades of the stand bottom are included in the recall. The stands have a mesh net seat and are painted green.
1,775 units, as CPSC gives them.
Tree Stands for Hunters.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Ol’ Man Treestands, Hattiesburg, Miss., a division of L & L Enterprises, Inc.
- Hunting supply stores, Web sites and catalogs nationwide, from June 2003 through November 2003, for between $160 and $270.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Ol’ Man Treestands has received five reports of serrated blades bending, but no reports of injuries.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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