Recall Category: Household Recalls
Recall Date: 2025-07-31T00:00:00
Product: Cosco 2-Step Kitchen Stepper
Company / Manufacturer / Retailer: Target, Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, and BJ's Wholesale Club stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Wayfair.com, and Overstock.com from February 2021 through July 2025 for between $56 and $70.
Hazard: The safety bar can detach or break while in use, posing serious fall and injury hazards to consumers.
Description: This recall involves the Cosco 2-step kitchen stepper, a folding stepstool with two steps and a safety bar that attaches to the back of the product, with model numbers 11349WHG1E, 11349GRN1E, 11349NVY1E, 11349WHG2, 11349GRN4, 11349GRN12, 11349WHG12C, 11349WHG12W, 11349WHG4F, and 11349CBWH4T. The kitchen steppers are sold in white/gray, green, navy, and blue colors. The Cosco logo is molded onto the handle. Model information is located on a label on one of the arms of the kitchen stepper.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the safety bar on the recalled kitchen stepper immediately and store the stepper away from children until repaired. Contact Dorel to receive a free repair kit, including shipping. The repair kit includes a sliding locking mechanism that attaches to the safety bar to prevent the safety bar from detaching or breaking during use. Consumers will also receive installation instructions and an additional warning label to place onto the product.
Incidents / Injuries: Cosco has received 34 reports of the safety bar detaching or breaking, including two incidents resulting in head injuries.
Recall Number: 25412
Product Type: Ladders / Step Stools, Tools / Home Maintenance, Home Decor / Window Coverings
Hazard Type: Fall / Tip-Over / Collapse Hazard, Injury Hazard