American Standard glass shower and bathtub doors

5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 9, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.

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5reports to CPSC
Jan 9, 2023the latest report was made
Dec 18, 2014the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: American Standard
Makers: AS America, Inc. d/b/a American Standard Brands and BASCOMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Glass shower and bathtub doorsGlass enclosures for bathtubs and showersCPSC’s product type: Glass Bathtub or Shower Enclosures (code 609), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Plumbing & Bath

Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“American Standard Doors”

By month

1 report from February 2022 to January 2023; the most in January 2023, 1. 4 earlier reports, since December 2014, are in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
January 2023	1
August 2017	1
January 2016	1
June 2015	1
December 2014	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Emergency room 2 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

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Emergency room
Made Jan 9, 2023, sent to the company Jan 13, 2023, published by CPSC Jan 30, 2023

The product, in the report: American Standard Ovation curved glass shower door. 48”x70”

American Standard Ovation 48x70 Tempered glass shower door broke when opened against the stop. My son in law was exiting the shower when the door hit the stop and shattered. He cut 2 of his toes and received 4 stitches.

Model
Ovation
Bought from
The Home Depot
Bought
Nov 4, 2014
Where
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 38, Unspecified
The reporter’s relation to them
Other Relative
As this report names them
Brand American Standard, made or sold by AS America, Inc. d/b/a American Standard Brands
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

CPSC report 20230109-D401B-2147351546. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Emergency room
Made Aug 29, 2017, sent to the company Sep 7, 2017, published by CPSC Sep 22, 2017

The product, in the report: American Standard - Saver “Shower/Tub” glass safety doors

On the 14th of August I was finishing up taking a shower. I had gotten out of the tub/shower combo drying off. Simply said the shower doors seemed to explode with no associated causal factor. (I.E. Nothing hit the doors, I was not moving the doors, simply out of the blue). The door shattered into 1000 pieces. I had to go to hospital as I stepped on glass and cut my foot. I was also cut dozens of other times by tiny pieces of glass. (Very small cuts...but I only point this out as some of the glass seemed to vaporize.) I contacted the company to report the incident. They sent me several emails that basically said that the doors we probably damaged at some point and I would not necessarily “see” the chip that caused the break. The explanation the American Standard provided is actually quite bizarre and to me makes no sense. I later discovered on the LOWES website that other people have had this same type of incident occur. (There is actually one review with photos that look exactly like what happened to me...that post was in 2014). In short I thought that response from the company was preposterous....they offered me new shower doors and I told them that was not what I wanted....I wanted them to look into the safety of the doors and they never wrote back.
The doors are American Standard - Saver Doors. They were purchased in 2014 at Lowes in Pokomoke Maryland by my father-in law. (I bought my house from my in-laws)

Model
Save
Bought from
Lowes, Maryland
Bought
Mar 1, 2014, about then
Where
Chiconteague, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 49, Unknown
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand American Standard, made or sold by AS America, Inc. d/b/a American Standard Brands
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(9/15/2017) AS America, Inc. d/b/a American Standard Brands: Filed Via Business Portal; General Comment
RE: Report ID# 20170829-A9906-2147397806
This comment is made by American Standard to the above listed report forwarded by the CPSC and received by American Standard on September 7, 2017. American Standard is sorry that the customer at issue experienced a problem with their shower door panel and that the door shattered. American Standard has been contacted directly by the consumer, and American Standard has offered to provide a replacement shower door panel. American Standard strives to provide its customers with the highest quality products available and does everything in its power to minimize the type of issue experienced by this customer. Tempered glass shower doors are routinely utilized in bathroom shower applications. While it is an uncommon occurrence, glass shower doors can shatter. Often, it is impossible to determine what caused the door to break, such as resulting from a minute nick or scratch, which may have occurred in the past or during installation. While American Standard does not manufacture any of the shower doors that it sells, its suppliers manufacture them in compliance with industry standards so as to minimize the possibility of shattering. Tempered glass is used, which complies with Consumer Product Safety Commission standards found in 16 CFR 1201, ANSI Z97.1 and Safety Glazing Certification Council standards. While it is obviously very unfortunate that the customer at issue received some cuts when their door shattered, it appears that as designed, it shattered into small pieces, which helps to avoid more serious injuries that can result from the larger shards often seen in non-tempered glass. Given that the door may have been purchased in March 2014, the door at issue may have been manufactured by American Standard’s former supplier, Basco Corporation. In addition to certifying that it builds doors to the standards described above, Basco has advised American Standard that they have performed failure testing on samples of the doors sold to American Standard. Basco has stated that the failure rate for its doors is low and, as the manufacturer, they do not believe such doors contain a defect that could create a substantial product hazard or that they create an unreasonable risk of death or serious injury to consumers.

CPSC report 20170829-A9906-2147397806. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Jan 18, 2016, sent to the company Feb 23, 2016, published by CPSC Feb 22, 2016

The product, in the report: http://www.lowes.com/pd_150453-834-AM00495400.213___?Ntt=curved+tub+door&UserSearch=curved+tub+door&productId=50134704#BVRRWidgetID This is a sliding bathtub door designed for the American Standard bathtub

American Standard Saver 59-in W x 57.5-in H Silver Frameless Bathtub Door
This sliding bathtub door suddenly EXPLODED last evening. I just checked out reviews on the Lowes website where we bought the product and discovered that this is a recurring problem. Completely shocked. Thank goodness no one was hurt.
Here’s a link. http://www.lowes.com/pd_150453-834-AM00495400.213___?Ntt=curved+tub+door&UserSearch=curved+tub+door&productId=50134704#BVRRWidgetID
I have several photos if you need to see them.

Model
http://www.lowes.com/pd_150453-834-AM00495400.213___?Ntt=cur
Serial number
http://www.lowes.com/pd_150453-834-AM00495400.213___?Ntt=cur
Bought from
Lowes
Where
Attleboro, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 60, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand American Standard, made or sold by BASCO
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20160118-13DED-2147424590. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Jun 30, 2015, sent to the company Jul 9, 2015, published by CPSC Jul 30, 2015

The product, in the report: American Standard Door (ASD) saver tub door.

We purchased ASD Saver tub door ( glass shower doors) November 14, 2013 from Lowes, Bridgeport, WV . They were installed on or about the same day. On June 29, 2015, my children and my husband was home, when my children heard a weird sound (a loud growling). They perceived that it was the cats. They then heard glass shattering. They went and found the stationary glass door was partially shattered on the bathroom floor, with half still attached to the shower. No one was near the bathroom with the glass shower door exploded. We have children who use this shower daily and thankfully no one was in the shower when this occurred. Very disappointed there are products especially glass shower doors that are able to explode. We assumed these were safe to use around children and pets.

Bought from
Lowes, West Virginia
Bought
Nov 14, 2013
Where
Philippi, West Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Unknown
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
Brand American Standard Doors, made or sold by AS America, Inc. d/b/a American Standard Brands
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20150630-1B77D-2147430678. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Not said
Made Dec 18, 2014, sent to the company Dec 30, 2014, published by CPSC Jan 22, 2015

The product, in the report: American Standard Glass bowed two piece shower door.

I was cleaning in the living room when I heard a strange sound in the bathroom. When I went to investigate; I found the glass door to the shower had exploded; flinging glass all over the room. I was home alone at the time.

Bought from
Lowes
Bought
Apr 30, 2014
Where
Catawissa, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Unspecified
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
Brand American Standard, made or sold by AS America, Inc. d/b/a American Standard Brands
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Unspecified

CPSC report 20141218-542D1-2147437753. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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American Standard glass shower and bathtub doors

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