Crate & Barrel · Recalled
CPSC, Crate & Barrel Announce Recall to Repair Media Carts
The media cart has metal and plastic casters that can break, causing a television or other objects on the cart to fall and injure consumers nearby.
- Units
- About 5,000
- Reports
- 7
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $180
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled media carts have the model name "Elements Media Carts." They have an ash wood veneer with a dark brown stain and measure 31.75" x 19" x 23.5". The media carts contain a VCR shelf and a second compartment shelf for CD's. These media carts were manufactured in Denmark.
The file
- Sold at
- Crate & Barrel retail stores, catalogues and website sold the carts nationwide, from January 2001 through March 2002, for about $180.
- Product type
- Television Carts/Stands/Entertainment Centers
- Made in
- Denmark
- Recalled by
- Crate & Barrel, of Northbrook, Ill.
Incident log
Crate & Barrel has received seven reports of casters breaking, all of which involved property damage. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled media carts immediately and call Crate & Barrel or contact the store from which the cart was purchased, to receive new casters, free of charge.
Consumers may call Crate & Barrel toll-free (877) 477-0653 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated AUG 07 2002; last revised OCT 06 2025.