The Recall Desk
ModerateCPSC·23199·Announced 2023-05-11

American Woodmark Kitchen Wall Cabinets Recalled for Detachment Risk

American Woodmark Corporation is recalling about 235,000 Continental Cabinets and Hampton Bay kitchen wall cabinets that can detach from walls, posing an impact hazard. The company will provide free repair kits with brackets and installation assistance.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states no injuries have been reported despite 90 incidents of partial separation or detachment. The hazard is a mechanical failure that has occurred in the field but without resulting harm, making this a precautionary recall with a known but non-injurious failure pattern, meeting the Moderate severity threshold.

Plain-English summary

American Woodmark Corporation, of Winchester, Virginia, is recalling about 235,000 Continental Cabinets and Hampton Bay kitchen wall cabinets due to a risk that the cabinets can detach from the wall, posing an impact hazard.

The recall involves Continental Cabinets model numbers CBKW3018, CBKW3030, CBKW3036, CBKW3612, CBKW3630, and CBKW3636, as well as Hampton Bay model numbers KW3015, KW3018, KW3030, KW3036, KW3612, KW3630, and KW3636. The cabinets were sold in white, brown, gray, and natural wood in sizes ranging from 30 to 36 inches wide and 12 to 36 inches high. According to the source, there have been 90 reports of incidents involving 111 cabinets partially separating or detaching from the wall. No injuries have been reported.

The recalled cabinets were sold from February 2022 through March 2023 for between $80 and $265 depending on the model. They were sold at Ace Hardware, Allied Building Stores, Cimarron Lumber Supply, Do it Best, House Hasson Hardware, HD Supply, True Value Company, and Wurth Wood Group nationwide, and at The Home Depot stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Vermont, Washington, DC, and West Virginia, as well as online.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cabinets and contact American Woodmark for a free repair kit, which includes two brackets with aesthetic covers and screws. Installation assistance will be provided upon request. Consumers can contact American Woodmark toll-free at 888-273-7896 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit https://continentalcabinetry.com/recall or https://hamptonbaykitchens.com/recall for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Continental Cabinets and Hampton Bay Kitchen Wall Cabinets
Manufacturer
American Woodmark Corporation, of Winchester, Virginia
Category
Consumer Product — Kitchen Cabinets
Hazard
  • wall-detachment
  • impact-hazard
Affected units
235,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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