Mohawk/encycle rugs and carpets, kind not given
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 27, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 27, 2011the latest report was made
- Aug 27, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Mohawk/encycle
- Maker
- Mohawk HomeMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Rugs and carpets, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Rugs or Carpets, Not Specified (code 676), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Flooring
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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First aid Made Aug 27, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 20, 2011
The product, in the report: Mohawk Carpet Tiles with Encycle Carpet Backing Vertical Turns Ashlar
Numerous injuries and hazards from Mohawk Carpet with Encycle Backing including a teacher with a broken toe. In the summer of 2009 I purchased and had installed 1600 sq yards of Mohawk commercial carpet tiles with the Encycle Backing for a small private school. Shortly after instalation the carpet tiles began to release from the subfloor and curl at the seams. After multiple attempts to work with the installer and attempts at re-gluing the tiles I found thru carpet experts that this carpet was defective and that Mohawk knowingly sold the defective carpet to re-sellers throughout the US for sale and instalation to end customers. Mohawk still refuses to provide new carpet to it’s customers and many churches, schools, and business through out the US are affected by this carpet. It is a huge danger to US consumers due to the extreme tripping hazard it presents. Please help us and the other consumers to recall this carpet throughout the US. My carpet was mfg in Nov-08 well after Mohawk knew of the problem and yet still continued to mfg and sell the carpet to unkowing US Consumers.
this is a result of the following information from an article on a Yahoo message board posted in Aug-2008
“Mohawks failed attempt at a “Green” carpet tile backing has now cost the company in excess of 10 million dollars. The problems associated with Mohawks new Encycle Tile have continued to plague the company’s Commercial products division. Stability issues with the backing did not become evident until the product was installed. The problem reached a boiling point last week when [REDACTED], the Director of Production in charge of Mohawk’s Greensboro Tile plant, was terminated. Estimates for initial losses due to this failed backing exceed 100 million US$ and do not include future lost sales due to the failure. Product lines affected by this manufacturing disaster include Mohawk Commercial, Bigelow and Lees carpet tile, along with Lees broadloom, which attempted to use a rolled version of the same product. Mohawk plans to return to its’ PVC backing format once current Encycle stocks are sold.”
http://www.floorbiz.com/BizForum/MSGViewThread.asp?ID=993
- Model
- Vertical Tuns Ashlar Brown Tones T50936
- Where
- Tomball, Texas: School
- Who was involved
- Age 25, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Mohawk/
encycle, made or sold by Mohawk Home - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.