CPSC Recall in 2010: Target Recalls Storage Trunks Due to Strangulation Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 10-239

Date: May 19, 2010

Product Name: Woven Storage Trunks

Recall Description:

The recall involves 14 different models of the storage trunks made of woven rattan, abaca or banana leaf with standard hinges. They measure more than 1.1 feet in length, width and depth and are brown or natural color.

Hazard Description:

The lid of the trunk can drop suddenly when released, posing a strangulation hazard to small children opening or reaching into the trunks.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund, Replace

Units: About 350,000

Incidents:

CPSC has received two reports of injuries that occurred when the storage trunks' lids suddenly closed on children, including one report of an 18-month-old girl who reportedly suffered brain damage when the trunk's lid came down on the back of her neck and pinned her throat against the rim of the trunk.

Sold At:

Target stores nationwide and on the Web at www.target.com from February 2009 through April 2010 for between $50 and $130.

Manufactured In:

China and Philippines