Target Recalls Storage Trunks Due to Strangulation Hazard
CPSC recall 10239. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The lid of the trunk can drop suddenly when released, posing a strangulation hazard to small children opening or reaching into the trunks.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled storage trunks and return them to any Target store for a full refund or replacement product.
CPSC recall 10239 has the recall date 20 May 2010. The notice names the firm Target. The recall has about 350,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2010 has 8,400 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Chests/Trunks.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC has received two reports of injuries that occurred when the storage trunks' lids suddenly closed on children, including one report of an 18-month-old girl who reportedly suffered brain damage when the trunk's lid came down on the back of her neck and pinned her throat against the rim of the trunk. |
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| Units | 350,000 |
| Description | The recall involves 14 different models of the storage trunks made of woven rattan, abaca or banana leaf with standard hinges. They measure more than 1.1 feet in length, width and depth and are brown or natural color. |
| Product | Woven Storage Trunks, About 350,000, Chests/Trunks |
| Sold at | Target stores nationwide and on the Web at www.target.com from February 2009 through April 2010 for between $50 and $130. |
| Importer | Target Corp |
| Made in | China, Philippines |
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- Hazard: Strangulation
- Category: Chests/Trunks
- CPSC recalls of 2010
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 350,000Median of 2010: 8,400
- CPSC recalls of 2010
- 362
- Recalls of 2010 with one of the same hazards
- 19%
- Recalls of 2010 in the category Chests/Trunks
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Target
- 64
Other recalls of the firm
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 10239The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 10239. https://recallregister.com/product/236-target-recalls-storage-trunks-due-to-strangulation-hazard/. 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 10239 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC has received two reports of injuries that occurred when the storage trunks' lids suddenly closed on children, including one report of an 18-month-old girl who reportedly suffered brain damage when the trunk's lid came down on the back of her neck and pinned her throat against the rim of the trunk.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Target stores nationwide and on the Web at www.target.com from February 2009 through April 2010 for between $50 and $130.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 10239?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 350,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China, Philippines