The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·25412·Announced 2025-07-31

Cosco 2-Step Kitchen Stepper Recalled for Safety Bar Detachment Hazards

About 302,000 Cosco 2-step kitchen steppers are recalled because the safety bar can detach or break during use, posing fall hazards. The manufacturer received 34 reports of failure, including two head injuries.

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 with documented injury reports, including two head injuries from falls. This meets the criteria for Severe severity: significant injury/property-damage reports accompanying product failure.

Plain-English summary

The Cosco 2-Step Kitchen Stepper is a folding stepstool with two steps and a safety bar that attaches to the back of the product. The recalled units have a safety bar that can detach or break while in use.

Dorel Home Furnishings has received 34 reports of the safety bar detaching or breaking during use. Two of these incidents resulted in head injuries. The structural defect poses serious fall and injury risks to consumers who rely on the safety bar for stability.

About 302,000 units were sold in the United States between February 2021 and July 2025 through Target, Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, BJ's Wholesale Club, Amazon, Wayfair, and Overstock for $56 to $70. Affected model numbers include 11349WHG1E, 11349GRN1E, 11349NVY1E, 11349WHG2, 11349GRN4, 11349GRN12, 11349WHG12C, 11349WHG12W, 11349WHG4F, and 11349CBWH4T. The steppers are available in white/gray, green, navy, and blue colors, with the Cosco logo molded onto the handle.

Consumers should stop using the safety bar immediately and store the stepper away from children until repaired. Contact Dorel toll-free at 888-628-3778 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET) or email [email protected] to request a free repair kit. The kit includes a sliding locking mechanism to prevent future detachment, installation instructions, and an additional warning label.

The recalled product

Product
Cosco 2-Step Kitchen Stepper
Manufacturer
Dorel Home Furnishings Inc. d/b/a Cosco Home and Office Products, of Columbus, Indiana
Category
Consumer Product
Hazard
  • detachment
  • fall-hazard
  • head-injury
Affected units
302,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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