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Bi-fold Doors Repair by Schweiss Distributing

Home product recall 99010b. Announced by CPSC on Oct 20, 1998.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Oct 20, 1998. Copied from CPSC on Oct 21, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The doors lack a safety shield, which could allow door operators and bystanders to become entrapped in moving door parts, such as the drive drums and cables, causing serious injuries, such as amputations and fractures.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Schweiss is offering a free safety shield to help prevent further injuries. Until the safety shield is installed, consumers should use extreme caution when operating the doors.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: To receive a shield, consumers should immediately call Schweiss Distributing Co. at (800) 746-8273 any time.

Which ones are recalled?

These very large doors, used for barns, aircraft hangars and commercial buildings, roll up from the bottom to open and fold the door in half as it raises. These doors can be up to 150 feet wide. Writing on the doors includes, “Schweiss Chicken Pluckers.”

Approximately 500 units, as CPSC gives them.

Bi-fold Doors.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

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?

  • Distributed by Schweiss Distributing Co., Fairfax, Minn.
  • Home improvement stores, lumber yards and custom builders nationwide sold these bi-fold doors from January 1984 to August 1993 for between $800 and $4,500, depending on the size of the door.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

CPSC and Schweiss are aware of three injuries involving these doors. All the injuries involved children having fingers amputated, with one child having six fingers amputated and both arms broken.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily.

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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 21, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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