CPSC, Window Covering Industry Announce Recall to Repair Window Blinds
CPSC recall 01023. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The recall involves millions of window blinds with pull cords and inner cords that can form a loop and cause strangulation.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers who have window blinds with cords in their homes should call the Window Covering Safety Council to receive a free repair kit for each set of blinds in the home. The repair kit will include small plastic attachments to prevent the inner cords from being pulled loose. The kit also includes safety tassels for pre-1995 window blinds with outer pull cords ending in loops. Consumers should cut the loops and install a safety tassel at the end of each pull cord. Consumers who have vertical blinds, draperies or pleated shades with continuous loop cords should request special tie-downs to prevent strangulation in those window coverings. Parents should keep window covering cords and chains permanently out of the reach of children. Never place a child's crib within reach of a window blind.…
CPSC recall 01023 has the recall date 1 Nov 2000. The notice names the firm CPSC, Window Covering Industry Announce. The recall has about 85,000,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2000 has 31,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Blinds, Shades & Cords.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Since 1991, CPSC has received reports of 130 strangulations involving cords on window blinds. 114 strangulations involve the outer pull cords, and 16 involve the inner cords that hold the blind slats. |
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| Units | 85,000,000 |
| Description | The recall involves millions of window blinds with pull cords and inner cords that can form a loop and cause strangulation. In 1995, CPSC worked with the window covering industry to redesign new window blinds to eliminate the outer loop on the end of pull cords and provide free repair kits so consumers could fix their existing blinds. CPSC issued a safety alert about this hazard and what consumers can do about it, including a detailed description of the free repair kits. Window blinds sold since 1995 no longer have pull cords ending in loops. As a result of the new CPSC investigation, the industry has further redesigned window blinds. Newly manufactured blinds have attachments on the pull cords so that the inner cords can't form a loop if pulled by a young child. |
| Product | Window blinds with pull cords and inner cords, About 85 million each year, Blinds, Shades & Cords |
| Sold at | About 85 million window blinds are sold each year. |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 85,000,000Median of 2000: 31,000
- CPSC recalls of 2000
- 191
- Recalls of 2000 with one of the same hazards
- 2%
- Recalls of 2000 in the category Blinds, Shades & Cords
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name CPSC, Window Covering Industry Announce
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 01023The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 01023. https://recallregister.com/product/227-cpsc-window-covering-industry-announce-recall-to-repair-window-blinds/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 01023 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Since 1991, CPSC has received reports of 130 strangulations involving cords on window blinds. 114 strangulations involve the outer pull cords, and 16 involve the inner cords that hold the blind slats.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
About 85 million window blinds are sold each year.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 01023?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 85 million each year