Cosco Recalls Convertible Hand Trucks Due to Injury Hazard
Recalled 2015-02-25. Other hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 273,000Units
2015-02-25Recall date
YesInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves Cosco Home and Office Products 3-in-1 convertible aluminum hand trucks. The handles can be moved to allow the hand truck to be used in a vertical or horizontal position. Recalled hand trucks have model numbers 12-301 ABL and 12-301 ABL1 and were manufactured from January 2009 to October 2011. The model number and manufacture date are on the Cosco label on the rear side of the bottom cross member.
- The hazard
- The wheel hub can separate or break and eject pieces during inflation, posing a risk of injury to the consumer and bystanders.
- Injuries
- Cosco has received 10 reports of wheel hubs separating or breaking and ejecting pieces including four reports of bruises and lacerations.
- The remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hand trucks and contact Cosco for a free repair kit.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
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