Recalls: Window Shades and Venetian Blinds and Indoor Shutters

July 11, 2019 Levolor Recalls Custom Cellular Shades Due to Strangulation Hazard (Recall Alert)

This recall involves the Levolor Two-Corded Custom Cellular window shades. The shades were sold in the following styles: Bottom up single cell products (60 inches or less in width) Bottom up double cell products (44 inches or less in width) Top-Down/Bottom-Up or Day/Night corded products (42 inches or less in width) Various custom cellular configurations of specialty shapes The Levolor logo is printed on a sticker on the bottom rail. Manufacturing information, including the date of manufacture, is printed on a sticker on the head rail. Only units manufactured between 12/15/2018 and 04/30/2019 are included in the recall. Read more.


February 1, 2018 Hunter Douglas Recalls Privacy Sheer Blinds Due to Strangulation Hazard (Recall Alert)

This recall involves custom-made Luminette privacy sheer blinds and other branded and generic sheer blinds listed below with the combination wand cord sold in white. The Hunter Douglas logo is printed on the end of the wand of the Luminette brand sheer blinds. The alternative brand and generic sheers do not have a logo. The cord/wand is unique to this product. The product was also sold under the following other brands and names: Allen + Roth Vertical Sheers Alta Shadings Budget Blinds Enlightened Style Shadings Comfortex Vertical Sheer Shadings Luxaflex MyBlinds Shadings Smith & Noble Vertical Sheer Shadings by Turnils, Unique Wholesale, United Supply, Century, Oxford House, or Matisse Vista Shadings Read more.


December 1, 2010 Lowe's Stores Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds; Two Near Strangulations Involved Young Children

This recall involves all styles and sizes of Roman shades and roll-up blinds sold by Lowe's. Roman shades with repair kits and roll-up blinds with release clips right below the head rail on the backside of the blind are not included in this recall (see pictures below). Read more.


November 10, 2010 Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades, Roll-Up Blinds, and Roller Blinds by Hanover Direct/Domestications

This recall involves all styles of Roman shades with inner cords, all styles of roll-up blinds, and roller blinds that do not have a tension device. A tension device is intended to be attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and installed into the wall or floor. Read more.


October 7, 2010 Green Mountain Vista Inc. Recalls Roman Shades due to Risk of Strangulation

This recall involves all Green Mountain Vista Roman shades. These shades have a small sewn-on label on the back side of the shade with RN#107875. Read more.


July 22, 2010 Near Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman and Roller Shades by Smith+Noble

This recall involves all roller shades that do not have a tension device attached to the continuous loop cord and all custom, made-to-order Roman shades. Brand names include Smith+Noble, Christopher Lowell by Smith+Noble, Jessitt Gold, Shop Blinds and Window Elements. Read more.


June 15, 2010 Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roll-Up Blinds by Chicology

This recall involves the French Antique Gold, Zen Moss, Tropic Ginger, and Kansas White roll-up blind models. The roll-up shades are gold, green, tan and white and are made from natural fiber-paper, jute, and polyester. Read more.


June 10, 2010 IKEA Recalls Roller Blinds, all Roman Blinds and all Roll-Up Blinds Due to Risk of Strangulation

This recall involves roller blinds that do not have a tension device attached to the bead chain, all Roman blinds and all roll-up blinds. Read more.


August 3, 2007 Window Blinds Sold Exclusively at Lowe's Stores Recalled for Repair by Springs Window Fashions Due to Strangulation Hazard

This recall involves two inch Natural Faux Wood Plantation Blinds sold under the Basic Blindz® brand. The blinds have a yellow steel top rail, also called the head rail, a cord tilter on the left side (to tilt the slats open or closed), and a double pull cord that meets at a cord connector and ends in a single cord on the right side (to raise and lower the blinds). Stickers inside the top rail state: "Springs Window Fashion LLC, Middleton, WI 53562," "Made in China," and "Manufacturing Date Code." Blinds with manufacturing date codes JX, JY, JZ, KO, KP, KQ, KR, KS, and KT are included in the recall. Read more.