Bubble Knobs Recalled by Cost Plus Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Cost Plus World Market and World Market Stores
On 11 Jun 2014 the CPSC announced recall 14204 with Cost Plus Management Services: about 251,400 units in the Doors & Door Knobs category.
The hazard statement mentions laceration; 10% of the 296 CPSC recalls announced in 2014 mention at least one of the same hazards. The unit count is larger than the 2014 median of 5,700.
Cost Plus Management Services appears in 9 CPSC recalls on this register.
Text in quotation marks is the CPSC's own; the CPSC recall page linked above is authoritative and carries images and consumer contact details. Latest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.
The CPSC record
| Description | "This recall involves glass bubble knobs used on cabinet doors and drawers. The knobs were sold in two sizes and six colors including: blue, amethyst, pink, green, smoke and clear. The larger knobs are about 1.25 inches in diameter. The smaller knobs are about .75 inches in diameter. The glass knobs are attached to bronze-colored hardware." |
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| Product | Glass Bubble Knobs · About 251,400 · Doors & Door Knobs |
| Hazard | "The knobs can break and expose sharp pieces of glass, posing a risk of laceration to the consumer." |
| Remedy | "Consumers should immediately stop using the glass knobs and return them to any Cost Plus World Market or World Market store for a full refund." |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Incidents and injuries | "The firm has received five reports of broken knobs resulting in five reports of hand and/or finger lacerations." |
| Sold at | Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores nationwide from October 2010 to April 2014 for between $2 and $4. |
| Distributor | Cost Plus Management Services Inc |
Context
Other CPSC recalls naming Cost Plus Management Services
All 9 recalls naming Cost Plus Management Services
Questions and answers
What is the remedy for CPSC recall 14204?
CPSC's record states: "Consumers should immediately stop using the glass knobs and return them to any Cost Plus World Market or World Market store for a full refund." Remedy options listed: refund.
What hazard did CPSC describe for Bubble Knobs Recalled by Cost Plus Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Cost Plus World Market and World Market Stores?
"The knobs can break and expose sharp pieces of glass, posing a risk of laceration to the consumer."
Were injuries reported?
CPSC's record states: "The firm has received five reports of broken knobs resulting in five reports of hand and/or finger lacerations."
Where was the product sold?
Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores nationwide from October 2010 to April 2014 for between $2 and $4.
Where does this data come from?
The CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services (saferproducts.gov), a US government work, retrieved 29 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is CPSC's. The CPSC recall page linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recall Retrieval Web Services, public domain, retrieved 29 Sep 2026; latest record dated 24 Sep 2026. Hazard classes are keywords found in CPSC's hazard statement (or CPSC's own hazard type where the record carries one); the category is CPSC's product type. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.