CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

The step stools can slide or tip over, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • August 29, 2013

L.L.Bean Recalls Step Stools Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)

This recall involves L.L.Bean painted wood cottage step stools. They measure about 12 inches tall by 12 inches wide by 13 inches deep and have a slot on the top surface and hard plastic caps on the bottom of all four legs. They were sold in the following colors: black, coffee bean, ivory, light sage and red. Item number 281655 is printed on a sticker on the underside of the stool.

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should immediately stop using the step stools and contact L.L.Bean for a full refund or a merchandise card. L.L.Bean will send consumers a prepaid label to return one leg of the stool. The rest of the stool can be discarded. L.L.Bean is contacting purchasers of the step stool directly.

Contact Information

L.L.Bean Inc. at (800) 555-9717 anytime, or online at www.llbean.com and click on Product Recall and Safety Info at the bottom of the home page for more information.

Recall Details

Sold At
L.L.Bean stores nationwide, L.L.Bean's catalog and online at www.llbean.com from December 2012 through June 2013 for about $40.
Hazard Type
Tip-Over
Injuries
L.L.Bean has received six reports of incidents involving slips and falls, resulting in soreness and bruising.
Remedy
Repair
Recall Number
13750

Product Information

Product Name
Painted cottage step stools
Product Type
Step Stools
Number of Units
About 2,800
Distributed By
L.L.Bean Inc., of Freeport, Maine
Manufactured In
China

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Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Website www.llbean.com
Full Contact Information

L.L.Bean Inc. at (800) 555-9717 anytime, or online at www.llbean.com and click on Product Recall and Safety Info at the bottom of the home page for more information.