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Product Recall Number: 13-750

Why was Painted cottage step stools recalled?

The step stools can slide or tip over, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Painted cottage step stools
Here's product recall specific data for Painted cottage step stools.

  • Product Recall Number: 13-750

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2013-08-29

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Painted cottage step stools

  • Description: This recall involves L.L.Bean painted wood cottage step stools. They measure about 12 inches tall by 12 inches wide by 13 inches deep and have a slot on the top surface and hard plastic caps on the bottom of all four legs. They were sold in the following colors: black, coffee bean, ivory, light sage and red. Item number 281655 is printed on a sticker on the underside of the stool.

  • Hazard Description: The step stools can slide or tip over, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund, Repair

  • Units: About 2,800

  • Incidents: L.L.Bean has received six reports of incidents involving slips and falls, resulting in soreness and bruising.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the step stools and contact L.L.Bean for a full refund or a merchandise card. L.L.Bean will send consumers a prepaid label to return one leg of the stool. The rest of the stool can be discarded. L.L.Bean is contacting purchasers of the step stool directly.

  • Sold At: L.L.Bean stores nationwide, L.L.Bean's catalog and online at www.llbean.com from December 2012 through June 2013 for about $40.  

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed