CPSC Recall in 2009: Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Victoria Classics Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively by Target Stores

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 09-327

Date: August 25, 2009

Product Name: Thermal Sailcloth and Matchstick Bamboo Roman Shades

Recall Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.This recall includes two styles of shades - Thermal Sailcloth and Matchstick Bamboo roman Shades - all have a small sewn-in label on the back that reads "home, Made in China." The shades measure about 64 inches long. The widths of the thermal shades are 23, 27, 31 and 35 inches and were sold in coffee, red, ivory and tan. The widths of the Matchstick roman shades are 23, 27, 31, 35 and 36 inches and are brown.

Hazard Description:

Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Exposed operating cords can knot or tangle creating a strangulation loop.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 163,000

Incidents:

None reported.

Sold At:

 Target stores and at Target.com nationwide from September 2008 through June 2009 for between $15 and $40.

Manufactured In:

China