A limited number of ProBuilt aluminum railing posts manufactured between January 2017 and March 2018 and sold in both the US and Canada have an issue with the screws that affix the base plate to the post. As a result, the affected posts do not fully comply with local building codes and therefore may pose a fall hazard. The affected posts have a ‘PB’, surrounded by a square, stamped on the top of the post base plate, while the item number is printed on the packaging.
You can go to either the CPSC announcement or the special website set up by the manufacturer to find out if your item number is affected by the recall. If it does, the company is offering a pair of engineered fixes to address the problem, including either a set of replacement screws to replace the existing screws that affix the base plate to the post, or a gusset fix kit that contains 2 gusset packages along with tech screws and base plate cover per post.
