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

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

This recall involves all sizes and colors of Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and PBteen Roman shades with and without fabric backing and the Paxton roller shades. The Roman shades have two labels; "Pottery Barn", "potterybarnkids" or "PBteen" is printed on the smaller label and the larger orange, black and white label warns that "Cords and bead chains can loop around child's neck and STRANGLE." The Paxton roller shades are made of solid fabric and have a metal rod at the bottom and a nylon operating cord.

Is my product affected?

Compare your product with the details below, including model numbers where listed.

• Roman Shades and Paxton Roller Shades · About 305,000 Roman shades and 45,000 roller shades (This recall was first announced in Aug. 2009) units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and PBteen catalogs and online at www.potterybarn.com, www.potterybarnkids.com and www.pbteen.com from January 1998 through October 2009 for between $25 and $180. The Paxton roller shades were sold through the Pottery Barn catalog and online at www.potterybarn.com from January 2003 through October 2009 for between $100 and $120.; Pottery Barn, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc. of San Francisco, Calif..

Injuries or incidents reported

Roman Shades: In June 2009, a three-year-old boy became entangled in the inner cord of a Roman shade while standing on his bed looking out of the window. The fabric liner covering the inner cords had detached exposing the inner cords. The child has recovered from the thin laceration around his neck. Roller Shades: There have been no reports of injuries.

Consumer contact

For additional information, contact Pottery Barn at (800) 492-1949 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.potterybarn.com, www.potterybarnkids.com and www.pbteen.com

Recall history and context

Near Strangulation Prompts appears in 3 CPSC recalls on record. See all Near Strangulation Prompts recalls.

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 399 recalls in the other consumer products category, 68 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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