Blinds To Go · Recalled
Blinds To Go Recalls Window Shades Due to Strangulation Hazard
The shade's chain or cord loop can slip out of the hold-down device, posing a strangulation hazard for small children.
- Units
- About 200,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $60–$770
- Remedy
- Replace
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Affected
The recalled custom-made shades have a hold-down device for the cord that is a clear, P-shaped plastic hook. The cord or chain loop of the window shades clips into the device. The hook is screwed to the side of the wall or window during installation. It was shipped with the Blinds To Go custom-made roller shades with Sidewinders; Smartlift pleated and cellular shades; Panel Tracks shades and Serenity shades.
The file
- Sold at
- Blinds To Go showrooms and online at www.blindstogo.com from January 2009 to November 2014 for between $60 and $770.
- Product type
- Window Shades and Venetian Blinds and Indoor Shutters
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- Blinds To Go of Lakewood, New Jersey
Incident log
None.
What the notice says to do
Consumers can contact the company to order a free retrofit kit that includes a new hold down device and instructions on how to replace the recalled part. Customers also can bring the window shades to a local showroom to have the new device fitted on the shades.
Call Blinds To Go customer service at (800) 254-6377 from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, or visit www.blindstogo.com and click on "Child Safety Update" under Customer Service at the bottom of the page for more information.
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 MAR 31 2015; last revised APR 06 2015.
