Target Recalls Patio Benches Due to Fall Hazard
Recalled 2017-02-13. Fall hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 1,300Units
2017-02-13Recall date
YesInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves Threshold Aluminum Top/Steel X Base patio benches that were sold both individually and as part of a six-piece dining set. The model number can be found on the front page of the product's assembly instructions or on the product's packaging. Name Model Number Bench Size Threshold Aluminum Top/Steel X Base Bench 009-00-3894 56.875" (L) x 17.625" (W) x 18" (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Turquoise 009-00-2005 56.875" (L) x 17.625" (W) x 18" (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Seafoam 009-00-2006 56.875" (L) x 17.625" (W) x 18" (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Orange 009-00-2007 56.875" (L) x 17.625" (W) x 18" (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Green 009-00-2008 56.875" (L) x 17.625" (W) x 18" (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Navy 009-00-4568 56.875" (L) x 17.625" (W) x 18" (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Tan 009-00-4573 56.875" (L) x 17.625" (W) x 18" (H)
- The hazard
- The patio benches can collapse while in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
- Injuries
- Target has received six reports of the patio benches collapsing, including one report of a knee injury.
- The remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled patio benches and return them to any Target store for a full refund for the bench. The benches were sold individually and as part of a set. Purchasers can continue to use the other pieces of the set which, in addition to the bench, included a table and four chairs. Purchasers of individual benches will be refunded the purchase price. Purchasers of sets will be refunded the price of the individual bench.
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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