Dorel Home Furnishings Class Action Suit Filed Over Recalled Cosco Kitchen Steppers

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The maker of Cosco Kitchen Steppers faces a proposed class action lawsuit after roughly 302,000 of the folding step stools were recalled due to an apparent defect that can hamper users’ stability and balance. 

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The 18-page class action lawsuit against Dorel Home Furnishings says that the Cosco Kitchen Steppers at issue, which are marketed for use by both adults and children, come with a safety bar that, unbeknownst to consumers, can detach or break during use. Per the recall notice, there have been at least 34 reported incidents of the safety bar breaking or disconnecting, causing at least two head injuries.

According to the complaint, Dorel’s remedy for consumers who bought a recalled Cosco Kitchen Stepper—that is, contacting the company to receive a free repair kit, which includes a “sliding locking mechanism” that attaches to the safety bar to prevent it from detaching or breaking during use—is inadequate, as proposed class members are still burdened with a devalued and potentially dangerous product. 

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) specifies that the Cosco Kitchen Steppers recall concerns products bearing the model numbers 11349WHG1E, 11349GRN1E, 11349NVY1E, 11349WHG2, 11349GRN4, 11349GRN12, 11349WHG12C, 11349WHG12W, 11349WHG4F and 11349CBWH4T. Affected products were sold at retailers such as Target, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Amazon and Walmart in white/gray, navy, green and blue, and have the Cosco logo molded onto the handle, the CPSC states.

The plaintiff, a Staten Island, New York resident, states in the lawsuit that she fell while using the Cosco Kitchen Stepper after the safety bar detached during use. The plaintiff sustained “minor injuries and experienced body pain,” the suit shares.

“Based on Defendant’s active and persistent promotions touting the quality of its Kitchen Steppers and her admiration of Dorel Kitchen Steppers, Plaintiff considered Dorel a quality company with a strong reputation for producing reliable Kitchen Steppers,” the filing reads. 

Head to this page to contact Cosco to receive a free repair kit, with shipping included, for the recalled folding kitchen step stools.

The CPSC stresses that consumers should “stop using the safety bar on the recalled kitchen stepper immediately and store the stepper away from children until repaired.”

The Cosco Kitchen Steppers class action lawsuit looks to cover all consumers in the United States who bought one of the recalled Dorel kitchen stepper products. 

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