Blinds, Shades & Cords

Blinds, Shades & Cords

39 recalls filed under Blinds, Shades & Cords.

• Lutron Electronics Recalls Roller Shades Due to Impact Hazard

  The window shades can become dislodged from their brackets and fall, posing an impact hazard.

  2016-02-03 · Units affected: About 30,000 (in addition about 5,000 were sold in Canada)

• Hunter Douglas Recalls to Repair Custom Cellular and Pleated Window Coverings Due to Strangulation Hazard

  Some of the cords inside the breakaway cord stop were tied in a single knot which can prevent the cord stop from functioning as designed to break away. A child can become entangled in a cord loop and strangle.

  2012-11-21 · Units affected: About 4,400 shades

• Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Recalls Roll-Up Blinds due to Risk of Strangulation

  Strangulation can occur when the lifting loop slides off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop, or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.

  2010-09-09 · Units affected: About 1,800

• Near Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman and Roller Shades by Smith+Noble

  Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roller Shades: Strangulation can occur if the shade's continuous loop cord is not attached to the wall with the tension device provided and a child's neck becomes entangled in the free-standing loop.

  2010-07-22 · Units affected: About 1.3 million (1,160,000 Roman shades and 115,000 roller shades)

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds by Chicology

  Strangulations can occur if the lifting loop slides off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.

  2010-06-15 · Units affected: About 6,200

• IKEA Recalls Roller Blinds, all Roman Blinds and all Roll-Up Blinds Due to Risk of Strangulation

  Roller Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the blind's looped bead chain is not attached to the wall or the floor with the tension device provided and a child's neck becomes entangled in the free-standing loop. Roman Blinds: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. An additional hazard exists when the Roman blind has a continuous looped bead chain that if not attached to the wall or floor, which poses a strangulation hazard to children. Roll-up Blinds Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.

  2010-06-10 · Units affected: About 3,360,000 (about 790,000 Roman blinds were recalled in November 2008 and August 2009 and about 533,000 Roller blinds were recalled in October 2009)

• Blair Recalls to Repair Roman Shades Due to Risk of Strangulation

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2010-05-04 · Units affected: About 1,700

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds by Oriental Furniture

  Roman Shades - Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roll-Up Blinds - Strangulations can occur if the lifting loop slides off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.

  2010-04-07 · Units affected: About 25,000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by Ethan Allen

  Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Also, strangulation can occur when a child's neck become entangled on the free-standing loop.

  2010-03-04 · Units affected: About 163,000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds by Meijer

  Roll-up Blinds-Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. Roman Shades-Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2010-03-02 · Units affected: 240000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by Lutron Electronics

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Also, in manual Roman shades, strangulations can also occur if the shade's looped bead chain is not attached to the wall or to the floor and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop.

  2010-03-02 · Units affected: About 5,000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Faux Wood Blinds by American Vintage Group

  Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the cords of the pull cord above the breakaway device and the device fails to breakaway.

  2009-12-17 · Units affected: About 1,100

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively by Restoration Hardware Baby & Child

  Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-12-17 · Units affected: About 4,600 units

• Near Strangulation of Children Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Louis Hornick & Co. Sold at Ross Stores

  Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 6,300 (This recall was first announced in Oct. 2009)

• Near Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman and Roller Shades Sold at Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and PBTeens: Expands previous recall of Roman shades sold at Pottery Barn Kids

  Roman Shades: Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roller Shades: Strangulation can occur if the shade's looped cord is not attached to the wall with the tension device provided and a child's neck becomes entangled in the free-standing loop.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 305,000 Roman shades and 45,000 roller shades (This recall was first announced in Aug. 2009)

• Near Strangulations of Child Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds by JCPenney

  Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roll-Up Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the lifting loop slides off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: More than 2.2 million Roman shades and about 340 roll-up blinds

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Draper Inc.

  These shades have an exposed operating cord and exposed inner cords on the back of the shade. Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. In addition, these shades have a continuous looped bead chain that when not attached to the wall or floor, hangs loosely by the shade, posing a strangulation hazard to children.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 1,800

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively at West Elm

  Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 42,000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Matchstick Roll-Up Shades by International Merchandise; Sold Exclusively at Big Lots

  Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. Also, children can become entangled in the looped pull cord.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 355,000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair of Roman Shades by Airtex Designs Group; Sold Exclusively by The Land of Nod

  Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 2,000 units

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds and Roman Shades by Walmart

  Roll-Up Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 1.1 million (600,000 roll-up blinds and 500,000 Roman shades)

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds by Lotus & Windoware: Sold Exclusively at Ace Hardware and Big Lots

  Strangulations can occur if the lifting loop slides off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 250,000

• Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by All Strong Industry

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-12-15 · Units affected: About 290,000

• Near Strangulation of Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Whole Space; Sold Exclusively by Hanover Direct/Domestications

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-10-27 · Units affected: About 90,000

• Near Strangulation of Children Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Louis Hornick & Co.; Sold Exclusively at Bed Bath & Beyond

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-10-27 · Units affected: About 364,000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair IKEA Roller Blinds

  Strangulations can occur if the blind's looped bead chain is not attached to the wall or the floor with the tension device provided and a child's neck becomes entangled in the free-standing loop.

  2009-10-27 · Units affected: About 533,000

• Near Strangulation of Children Prompts Recall of Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively at Pottery Barn Kids

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-08-26 · Units affected: About 85,000 units

• Near Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Blinds; Sold Exclusively at IKEA

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. The Roman blind has a continuous looped bead chain that when not attached to the wall or floor, hangs loosely by the blind, posing a strangulation hazard to children.

  2009-08-26 · Units affected: About 120,000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roller Shades by Lutron Shading Solutions

  Strangulations can occur if the shade's looped bead chain is not attached to the wall or the floor and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop.

  2009-08-26 · Units affected: About 245,000

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Victoria Classics Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively by Target Stores

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Exposed operating cords can knot or tangle creating a strangulation loop.

  2009-08-26 · Units affected: About 163,000

• Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall To Repair Window Blinds By Vertical Land

  Horizontal Blinds: The blinds do not have inner cord stop devices to prevent the accessible inner cords from being pulled out. If an inner cord is pulled out, a child can become entangled in the loop and strangle. Vertical Blinds: Strangulations can occur if a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop formed by the bead chain or by the cord with a weighted device. Cellular Shades: Strangulations can occur if a child's neck becomes entangled on the shade's free-standing looped cord.

  2009-08-26 · Units affected: About 15,400 (horizontal), 16,400 (vertical), 800 (cellular shades)

• Strangulation Deaths of Children Prompt Recall to Repair of Roll-Up Blinds and Roman Shades by Lewis Hyman Inc.

  Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.

  2009-08-26 · Units affected: About 4.2 million roll-up blinds and 600,000 Roman shades

• Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Window Blinds Sold at Cost Plus and World Market Stores

  Roman Shades: These shades have a looped pull cord and exposed inner cords on the back of the shade. Looped pull cords and exposed inner cords on roman shades present a strangulation hazard. Roll-up Blinds: These blinds have a looped pull cord and two lifting cord loops that run around the bottom rail. Looped pull cords and exposed lifting loops on roll-up blinds present a strangulation hazard to young children.

  2009-01-13 · Units affected: About 692,400

• Near Strangulation of Child Prompts Recall to Repair Window Blinds by Green Mountain Vista

  The black-out roller shades and insulated Roman shades have a continuous looped bead chain that when not attached to the wall or floor, hangs loosely by the blind, posing a fatal strangulation hazard to children.

  2008-11-20 · Units affected: About 7,300

• Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Blinds; Sold Exclusively at IKEA

  Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck in an exposed inner cord on the backside of the roman blinds.

  2008-11-20 · Units affected: About 670,000 (an additional 4.8 million were sold outside of the United States)

• Window Blinds Sold Exclusively at Lowe's Stores Recalled for Repair by Springs Window Fashions Due to Strangulation Hazard

  The window blinds have a pull cord that is looped, posing a strangulation hazard to young children.

  2007-08-03 · Units affected: About 140,000

• CPSC, Window Covering Industry Announce Recall to Repair Window Blinds

  The recall involves millions of window blinds with pull cords and inner cords that can form a loop and cause strangulation.

  2000-11-01 · Units affected: About 85 million each year

• CPSC, Ace Hardware Corp. Announce Recall of Vinyl Window Blinds

  These blinds contain lead exceeding government guidelines, and do not have required labeling warning they contain lead. Over time, vinyl deteriorates from exposure to sunlight and heat, forming lead dust on the surface of the blind. Young children can ingest lead by wiping their hands on the blinds and then putting their hands in their mouths. Lead poisoning in children is associated with behavioral problems, learning disabilities, hearing problems and growth retardation.

  2000-06-08 · Units affected: About 87,000

• CPSC And Industry Redesign Products To Save Lives

  1994-10-04