CPSC, Crate & Barrel Announce Recall to Repair Media Carts
CPSC recall 02221. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
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.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 02221 has the recall date 7 Aug 2002. The notice names the firm CPSC, Crate & Barrel Announce. The recall has about 5,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2002 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Television Carts/Stands/Entertainment Centers.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Crate & Barrel has received seven reports of casters breaking, all of which involved property damage. No injuries have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 5,000 |
| Description | 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. |
| Product | Elements Media Carts, About 5,000, Television Carts/Stands/Entertainment Centers |
| Sold at | Crate & Barrel retail stores, catalogues and website sold the carts nationwide, from January 2001 through March 2002, for about $180. |
| Made in | Denmark |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 5,000Median of 2002: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2002
- 256
- Recalls of 2002 with one of the same hazards
- 13%
- Recalls of 2002 in the category Television Carts/Stands/Entertainment Centers
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name CPSC, Crate & Barrel Announce
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 02221. https://recallregister.com/product/2192-cpsc-crate-barrel-announce-recall-to-repair-media-carts/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 02221 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Crate & Barrel has received seven reports of casters breaking, all of which involved property damage. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Crate & Barrel retail stores, catalogues and website sold the carts nationwide, from January 2001 through March 2002, for about $180.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02221?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 5,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Denmark