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Anchor Industries Recalls Safety Pool Covers Due to Drowning Risk (Recall Alert)

Date: March 10, 2016
Company: Anchor Industries, Inc., of Evansville, Ind.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Consumers should immediately contact their pool cover dealer to schedule an inspection and replacement of the snap hooks. Options: Repair

Affected Products

This recall involves mesh and solid-material Anchor 5-Star, Anchor Mesh, Classic Solid and Defender Mesh brand custom safety pool covers. The covers' cables are connected to the pool wall using brass-plated snap hooks with a gold-tone spring tab, a seam and a hook end with a bezel. The date of manufacture appears on the warning label on the underside of each pool cover. Manufacture dates of "Sep 14," "Oct 14" and "Nov 14" are subject to the recall. "Manufactured by Anchor Industries, Inc." also appears on the label.

Why Was This Recalled?

The brass-plated snap hooks used to connect the cover's cables to the wall can break, posing a drowning risk.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Anchor Industries, Inc., of Evansville, Ind.

Anchor Industries, Inc., of Evansville, Ind. has 1 total recall tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report