dormakaba USA Recalls Stanley Commercial Hardware Locksets Due to Risk of Entrapment in an Emergency
Recalled 2018-12-12. Entrapment hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 13,500Units
2018-12-12Recall date
YesInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves Stanley Commercial Hardware's grade 1 mortise lever lock QMS/QME 100 Series. The recalled locksets have Bright Brass, Satin Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Satin Nickel, Bright Chrome or Satin Chrome finish. The locksets were sold in 15 different "functions" or models that can be identified by the three digit number following the QMS/QME series, which is located on the mortise case that is installed in the door cavity. Only mortise locksets with the following model/series numbers are included in the recall. Model/Series Case Description QMS130 F1 Privacy QME130 QMS140 F22 Passage QME140 QMS145 F19 Privacy with Deadbolt QME145 QMS150 F4 Entry QME150 QMS152 F13 Exit QME152 QMS154 F20 Corridor QME154 QMS158 F11 Dormitory QME158 QMS160 F5 Classroom QME160 QMS162 F32 Classroom Security QME162 QMS164 F9 Apartment QME164 QMS170 F7 Storeroom QME170 QMS172 F30 Institutional QME172 QMS174 F14 Store Door QME174
- The hazard
- The lockset can fail to open, posing an entrapment hazard and inability to vacate a location in an emergency.
- Injuries
- The firm has received eight reports of lockset latch failures. No injuries have been reported.
- The remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled locksets and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a free replacement lockset.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
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