Consumer Alert: Circuit City recalls Verge TV mounts

There is nothing more important than the safety of your family. [period] Sure, that flat screen hanging on your wall was a big investment but can you imagine what a 100+ lb screen falling from five feet could do to a child? Circuit City has issued a joint, voluntary recall for their in-house Verge brand TV mounts. This recall is for the tilting models only - VPSW103M & VPSW103M2 - as apparently, with an upward force, the locking mechanism could fail, causing the TV to fall forward. Not good. Circuit City does have a free repair kit available to correct this defect - call [phone]. Even if you aren't using this Circuit City house brand mount, go check your mount to make sure everything is nice and safe.

[via HDTV Almanac]

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[(Unverified) Posted May 3rd 2007 11:57AM]

I have one of these and received a "free repair kit" in the mail about a month ago. The kit is a plastic device that prevents the locking mechanism from un-locking, not that there's much of a lock to it, hence the repair kit.

No big deal and why on earth would you be subjecting your LCD or Plasma to an Upward force?

[(Unverified) Posted May 3rd 2007 12:57PM]

"why on earth would you be subjecting your LCD or Plasma to an Upward force?"

Kids. Nuff said.

[(Unverified) Posted May 3rd 2007 8:02PM]

The mount in the picture is exactly the same one I bought from Costco, only its black. Even the 42" LCD would weigh in at +60 pounds. What 'kid' would be getting underneath and in such a manner as to subject +60 pounds of upward force?

To me, sounds like if a kid is capable of doing this then there is a parenting problem. Trojans. Nuff said.