The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·25042·Announced 2024-11-14

Cultivar Planter Boxes Recalled Due to Breaking Frame and Injury Hazard

Outdoor Essentials Cultivar Planter Boxes are being recalled due to breaking frames that pose an injury risk. The firm received 23 reports of frame breaks, including one consumer injury.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect in a consumer product with at least one reported injury (broken toes). With 23 total reports of frame breaking, this meets the Severe criteria for significant injury reports.

Plain-English summary

Outdoor Essentials, based in Saginaw, Texas, is recalling approximately 7,400 Cultivar Planter Boxes. These are composite elevated planter boxes measuring about 6 feet long by 2.5 feet wide, used for gardening.

The frame of the recalled planter boxes can break, posing an injury hazard. The manufacturer has received 23 reports of the frame breaking. In one reported incident, a consumer broke their toes when the frame failed.

The planter boxes were sold exclusively at Tractor Supply Company stores nationwide and online at www.tractorsupply.com from December 2023 through September 2024 for approximately $300.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled planter boxes and contact Outdoor Essentials for a full refund. The company will provide a gift card or store credit equal to the purchase price (or $275 for the model if no receipt is available). Consumers must mark the planter box with the word 'Recalled' using permanent marker, upload a photo to www.outdooressentialproducts.com/recall, and dispose of the product. For assistance, contact Outdoor Essentials toll-free at 888-891-8934 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. ET), email [email protected], or visit www.outdooressentialproducts.com/recall.

The recalled product

Product
Cultivar Planter Boxes
Manufacturer
UFP Saginaw LLC, dba Outdoor Essentials, of Saginaw, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — Garden Equipment
Hazard
  • structural-defect
  • injury-hazard
Affected units
7,400

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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