Urgent recall of kitchen essential sold at Walmart and Target that breaks during use and causes head injuries
The recall, announced July 31, affects Cosco 2-step kitchen dteppers made by Dorel Home.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said the stools pose a fall and injury hazard because their safety bars can detach or break unexpectedly.
At least 34 incidents have been reported so far, including two head injuries.
The steppers were sold for between $56 and $70 from February 2021 through July 2025, both in-store and online at Target, Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, BJ's Wholesale Club, Wayfair, Overstock, and Amazon.
Owners of affected models — listed below — are urged to stop using them immediately and contact Dorel for a free repair kit.
The kit includes a locking mechanism to better secure the safety bar, along with installation instructions.
The kitchen stools are part of a wider wave of alarming product recalls this summer tied to injuries and even deaths.
The affected kitchen steppers have 'cosco' molded onto to the handles
A recall was issued for 192,000 KidKraft Farm to Table play kitchens on July 31 because they are a strangulation risk to kids.
The CPSC found the product caused the death of a 23-month-old in Oregon two years ago.
Over 3.6 million hoses were recalled i July following 222 reports of hoses bursting, causing 29 injuries — including bruises, two sprained bones and five cases of temporary hearing loss.
A recall was also issued for five million above-ground swimming pools after a design flaw was linked to nine child drownings.
Along with these summertime essentials, there have been scores of recalls by automakers — including Chrysler, Volkswagen and General Motors.
Kia is one of the latest to recall vehicles after the South Korean automaker discovered parts would fly out mid-drive. Blaming it on 'supplier quality issues,' more than 300,000 automobiles were part of the recall.
Approximately 201,000 vehicles were impacted by the recall. The manufacturer has not confirmed if any injuries or deaths were reported as a result of the issue.
The affected steppers' model numbers are 11349WHG1E, 11349GRN1E, 11349NVY1E, 11349WHG2, 11349GRN4, 11349GRN12, 11349WHG12C, 11349WHG12W, 11349WHG4F, and 11349CBWH4
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