CPSC Recall in 2016: Tristar Products Recalls AquaRug Shower Rugs Due to Fall Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

See the recall details below. You can also see similar information for other consumer product recalls in 2016.

Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 16-084

Date: January 28, 2016

Product Name: AquaRug shower rugs

Recall Description:

The four suction cups on the underside of the rugs can fail to prevent slipping, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Hazard Description:

The four suction cups on the underside of the rugs can fail to prevent slipping, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 1.4 million (in addition 70,000 rugs were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

Tristar has received 60 reports of consumers falling in the shower or bathtub while on the recalled four suction cup rugs, including 30 reports of injuries such as bruises, cuts, and fractured or broken bones.

Sold At:

Bed Bath & Beyond, Dollar General and other retail stores nationwide, online at Amazon.com and BuyAquaRug.com, by Tristar through direct response television commercials, and through a live television show on QVC, from July 2012 to September 2015 for between $18 and $28. 

Manufactured In:

China