Blinds, Shades & Cords: CPSC recalls in this category

39 CPSC recalls are in the product category Blinds, Shades & Cords. That is 0.4% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 102,107,000 units for these recalls. The median recall has 140,000 units.

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CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

Newest recalls

The newest 39 of 39.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Blinds, Shades & Cords
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
3 Feb 2016	Lutron Electronics Recalls Roller Shades Due to Impact Hazard	Lutron Electronics	Fall, Impact injury	30,000	16091
21 Nov 2012	Hunter Douglas Recalls to Repair Custom Cellular and Pleated Window Coverings Due to Strangulation Hazard	Hunter Douglas Fabrication	Strangulation	4,400	13707
9 Sep 2010	Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Recalls Roll-Up Blinds due to Risk of Strangulation	Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores	Strangulation	1,800	10340
22 Jul 2010	Near Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman and Roller Shades by Smith+Noble	Smith+Noble	Strangulation	1,300,000	10307
15 Jun 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds by Chicology	Chicology	Strangulation	6,200	10263
10 Jun 2010	IKEA Recalls Roller Blinds, all Roman Blinds and all Roll-Up Blinds Due to Risk of Strangulation	IKEA Home Furnishings	Strangulation	3,360,000	10261
4 May 2010	Blair Recalls to Repair Roman Shades Due to Risk of Strangulation	Blair	Strangulation	1,700	10217
7 Apr 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds by Oriental Furniture	Oriental Furniture	Strangulation	25,000	10729
4 Mar 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by Ethan Allen	Ethan Allen Global	Strangulation	163,000	10156
2 Mar 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds by Meijer	Whole Space Industries	Strangulation	240,000	10150
2 Mar 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by Lutron Electronics	Virginia Iron and Metal Company Inc. (VIMCO)	Strangulation	5,000	10149
17 Dec 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively by Restoration Hardware Baby & Child	Airtex Design Group	Strangulation	4,600	10712
17 Dec 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Faux Wood Blinds by American Vintage Group	American Vintage Group	Strangulation	1,100	10711
15 Dec 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair of Roman Shades by Airtex Designs Group; Sold Exclusively by The Land of Nod	Airtex Design Group	Strangulation	2,000	10710
15 Dec 2009	Near Strangulation of Children Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Louis Hornick & Co. Sold at Ross Stores	Louis Hornick & Co	Strangulation	6,300	10075
15 Dec 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Draper Inc.	Draper	Strangulation	1,800	10074
15 Dec 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively at West Elm	West Elm	Strangulation	42,000	10072
15 Dec 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		Strangulation	305,000	10071
15 Dec 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Matchstick Roll-Up Shades by International Merchandise; Sold Exclusively at Big Lots	International Merchandise	Strangulation	355,000	10070
15 Dec 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds by Lotus & Windoware: Sold Exclusively at Ace Hardware and Big Lots	Lotus & Windoware	Strangulation	250,000	10069
15 Dec 2009	Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by All Strong Industry	All Strong Industry (USA)	Strangulation	290,000	10068
15 Dec 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds and Roman Shades by Walmart	Walmart Stores	Strangulation	1,100,000	10067
15 Dec 2009	Near Strangulations of Child Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds by JCPenney	JCPenney Purchasing	Strangulation	2,200,000	10066
27 Oct 2009	Near Strangulation of Children Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Louis Hornick & Co.; Sold Exclusively at Bed Bath & Beyond	Louis Hornick & Co	Strangulation	364,000	10025
27 Oct 2009	Near Strangulation of Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Whole Space; Sold Exclusively by Hanover Direct/Domestications	Whole Space Industries	Strangulation	90,000	10023
27 Oct 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair IKEA Roller Blinds	IKEA Home Furnishings	Strangulation	533,000	10022
26 Aug 2009	Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall To Repair Window Blinds By Vertical Land	Vertical Land	Strangulation	15,400	09329
26 Aug 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roller Shades by Lutron Shading Solutions	Virginia Iron and Metal Company Inc. (VIMCO)	Strangulation	245,000	09328
26 Aug 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Victoria Classics Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively by Target Stores	Risk of Strangulation Prompts	Strangulation	163,000	09327
26 Aug 2009	Near Strangulation of Children Prompts Recall of Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively at Pottery Barn Kids	Pottery Barn Kids/Williams-Sonoma	Strangulation	85,000	09326
26 Aug 2009	Near Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman Blinds; Sold Exclusively at IKEA	IKEA Home Furnishings	Strangulation	120,000	09325
26 Aug 2009	Strangulation Deaths of Children Prompt Recall to Repair of Roll-Up Blinds and Roman Shades by Lewis Hyman Inc.	Lewis Hyman	Strangulation	4,200,000	09324
13 Jan 2009	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Window Blinds Sold at Cost Plus and World Market Stores	Cost Plus	Strangulation	692,400	09090
20 Nov 2008	Near Strangulation of Child Prompts Recall to Repair Window Blinds by Green Mountain Vista	Green Mountain Vista	Strangulation	7,300	09051
20 Nov 2008	Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Blinds; Sold Exclusively at IKEA	IKEA Home Furnishings	Strangulation	670,000	09050
3 Aug 2007	Window Blinds Sold Exclusively at Lowe's Stores Recalled for Repair by Springs Window Fashions Due to Strangulation Hazard	Springs Window Fashions	Strangulation	140,000	07262
1 Nov 2000	CPSC, Window Covering Industry Announce Recall to Repair Window Blinds	CPSC, Window Covering Industry Announce	Strangulation	85,000,000	01023
8 Jun 2000	CPSC, Ace Hardware Corp. Announce Recall of Vinyl Window Blinds	Ace Hardware	Lead or chemical, Poisoning	87,000	00122
4 Oct 1994	CPSC And Industry Redesign Products To Save Lives				95003

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Hazards

Blinds, Shades & Cords: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Strangulation		36
Fall		1
Impact injury		1
Lead or chemical		1
Other		1
Poisoning		1

Firms

Firms with a page, in the order of the number of recalls.

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Blinds, Shades & Cords, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2009, with 22 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 102,107,000
Median units of one recall: 140,000All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.4%

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Blinds, Shades & Cords: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/blinds-shades-cords/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026

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Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Blinds, Shades & Cords have?: Strangulation: 36 recalls. Fall: 1 recall. Impact injury: 1 recall.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Blinds, Shades & Cords?: CPSC recall 16091, with the recall date 3 Feb 2016. The CPSC title is: Lutron Electronics Recalls Roller Shades Due to Impact Hazard
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Blinds, Shades & Cords?: 7 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with IKEA Home Furnishings, with 4.
Where does the category Blinds, Shades & Cords come from?: Blinds, Shades & Cords is a product type of CPSC. This site uses the type of the first product of a recall. Most records before 2010 have no product type.