CPSC Recall in 2015: Lutron Electronics Recalls Roman Shades Due to Strangulation Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

See the recall details below. You can also see similar information for other consumer product recalls in 2015.

Data Source: CPSC.
Recall Number: 16-042
Date: November 24, 2015
Product Name: Roman shades
Recall Description:

Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed ribbon (hobble tape) and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the tape out and wraps it around his/her neck.

Hazard Description:

Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed ribbon (hobble tape) and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the tape out and wraps it around his/her neck.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund, Replace

Units: About 240 in United States
Incidents:

None reported.

Sold At:

54 Electric (formerly, Pfeiffer Electric), Bekins, Burgin Drapery Workroom, Don Fillers & Associates (DFA), Rosenburg Power Window Treatments and other residential window shading dealers from December 2009 through July 2015 for between $675 and $8,000.

Manufactured In:

United States