Blinds To Go recalls custom window shades due to a strangulation risk from cord loops slipping out of the hold-down device. Small children are at risk. Contact for free retrofit kits or in-store installation.
The shade's chain or cord loop can slip out of the hold-down device, posing a strangulation hazard for small children.
Blinds To Go is recalling custom window shades because the cord loop can slip out of the hold-down device, posing a strangulation hazard for small children. This risk is serious enough to require immediate action to prevent injury.
The shade's cord loop can slip out of the hold-down device, creating a loop that could strangle a small child. This happens because the P-shaped plastic hook is not secure enough to prevent the cord from slipping out during normal use.
Small children are most at risk from this recall. Owners of Blinds To Go custom-made window shades with the described hold-down device are affected.
Look for Blinds To Go custom-made window shades with a P-shaped plastic hook hold-down device. These shades were sold with Sidewinders, Smartlift pleated and cellular shades, Panel Tracks shades, and Serenity shades.
Immediately stop using the recalled window shades until you can get a retrofit kit or have the device fitted.
Contact Blinds To Go to order a free retrofit kit that includes a new hold-down device and instructions.
Bring the window shades to a local Blinds To Go showroom for a free installation of the new hold-down device.
Consumers can contact the company to order a free retrofit kit that includes a new hold down device and instructions on how to replace the recalled part. Customers also can bring the window shades to a local showroom to have the new device fitted on the shades.
Blinds To Go custom-made window shades with a P-shaped plastic hook hold-down device, including Sidewinders, Smartlift pleated and cellular shades, Panel Tracks shades, and Serenity shades.
You can order a free retrofit kit from Blinds To Go or bring the shades to a local showroom for a free installation of the new hold-down device.
Yes, the cord loop can slip out of the hold-down device, posing a strangulation hazard for small children.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Blinds To Go to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 6353 — Blinds To Go Blinds To Go custom-made window shades Hello, I own a Blinds To Go custom-made window shades that is covered by recall 6353 from Blinds To Go. The official recall notice states: Consumers can contact the company to order a free retrofit kit that includes a new hold down device and instructions on how to replace the recalled part. Customers also can bring the window shades to a local showroom to have the new device fitted on the shades. 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.
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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.
