Stop using nowConsumer product recall · CPSC · Published February 27, 2020
Step2 Children's Shopping Carts Recall: Laceration Hazard from Broken Basket
Step2 recalls Little Helper's children's grocery shopping carts with specific model numbers and date codes due to risk of sharp basket pieces causing lacerations. Consumers should stop using and get a free replacement or $40 credit.
“Step2 Children's Shopping Carts Recall: Laceration Hazard from Broken Basket.” GovInfoNow, updated August 3, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/3152-step2-children-s-shopping-carts-recall-laceration-hazard-from-broken. Based on CPSC recall #8755 (https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Step2-Recalls-Childrens-Grocery-Shopping-Carts-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard).
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 27, 2020, that The Step2 Company LLC is recalling Little Helper's children's grocery shopping carts due to a laceration hazard from baskets breaking into sharp pieces. Consumers should immediately remove the carts from children and contact Step2 for a free replacement or $40 credit.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Step2
Product: Little Helper's Shopping Cart
Model numbers: 700000, 708500, 8567KL
Date codes: Combinations of 5 and 19
Sold at BJ Wholesale Club, Kohl's, other stores nationwide, and online at Step2.com from May 2019 through October 2019
What to do
Consumers should immediately take away the recalled shopping carts from children and contact Step2 for a free replacement shopping cart or a refund in the form of a $40 credit towards the purchase price of another Step2 product on www.Step2.com. Contact details are Step2 at 800-347-8372 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.step2.com.
The hazard
According to the CPSC, the shopping cart's basket can break into sharp pieces, posing a laceration hazard. Step2 has received 22 reports of cart baskets breaking, but no injuries have been reported.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show The Step2 Company LLC has three other recalls on record since Nov. 27, 2012, including a Sept. 2, 2021, recall of StepUp Sidekick Learning Towers for fall hazards and a Nov. 15, 2013, recall of Whisper Ride Touring Wagons for detachable seat backs. Other recent recalls of similar products include Goregent Infant Walkers (March 19, 2026), TheKiddoSpace Sensory Swing (Feb. 26, 2026), and Woodure Toddler Step Stools (July 30, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for model numbers 700000 (blue basket with tan cart), 70850: (pink basket with white cart), or 8567KL (pink basket with gray cart). The date code must be 5 and 19, found on the center rib on the back of the basket below the handle.
Brand
Step2
Product
Little Helper's™ children's grocery shopping carts
Category
Consumer product
Based on the official CPSC remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Immediately
Take the recalled shopping cart away from children to prevent laceration injuries.
Contact Step2 for Replacement
Reach out to Step2 for a free replacement shopping cart or a $40 credit toward another Step2 product.
Official remedy
What CPSC says to do
Consumers should immediately take away the recalled shopping carts from children and contact Step2® for a free replacement shopping cart or a refund in the form of a $40 credit towards the purchase price of another Step2 product on www.Step2.com.
Where it went
Where it was sold
Sold nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
CPSC “Sold at”: “BJ Wholesale Club, Kohl's and other stores nationwide and online at Step2.com from May 2019 through October 2019 for about $40.”
Sold nationwide.
Take action
Contact Step2
We’ve drafted a message you can send Step2 to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 8755 — Step2 Children's Shopping Carts Recall: Laceration Hazard from Broken Basket
Hello,
I own a Step2 Children's Shopping Carts Recall: Laceration Hazard from Broken Basket that is covered by recall 8755 from Step2.
The official recall notice states: Consumers should immediately take away the recalled shopping carts from children and contact Step2® for a free replacement shopping cart or a refund in the form of a $40 credit towards the purchase price of another Step2 product on www.Step2.com.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official CPSC recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 3, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the CPSC notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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