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Product recall · CPSCSeptember 6, 2012Serious
Death of Child Prompts Recall of Window Blinds by Blind Xpress
The notice says to stop using it — see below for what to do.
What’s wrong
The vertical blinds have an adjustment cord that forms a loop that is not attached to the wall or floor. In some instances, this loop has a weighted device at the bottom. The horizontal blinds do not have inner cord stop devices to prevent the accessible inner cords from being pulled out. A child can become entangled in a cord loop and strangle.
The Recall Registry rates this serious — The agency describes a risk of serious injury or death.
What it looks like
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What to do
CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using the window coverings and contact the Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) to receive a free repair kit. For more information, contact the WCSC toll-free at (800) 506-4636 anytime or visit www.windowcoverings.org
The product
This recall involves all Blind Xpress custom-made vertical blinds that do not have a cord-tensioning device that attaches to the wall or floor, as well as all horizontal blinds that do not have inner cord stop devices.
Details
- Units affected
- About 139,000 vertical 315,000 horizontal
- Recall date
- September 6, 2012
- Brand
- Blind Xpress of Livonia, Mich.
- What has been reported
- In 2009, a 2-year-old girl from Commerce Township, Mich. reportedly strangled in the loop of a vertical blind cord that was not attached to the wall or floor.
Various blind specialty stores in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana from January 1995 through December 2011 for between $16 and $380.
The official notice
This recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “Death of Child Prompts Recall of Window Blinds by Blind Xpress”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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