CPSC Recall in 2021: Step2® Recalls StepUp Sidekick Learning Towers™ Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 21-778

Date: September 02, 2021

Product Name: StepUp Sidekick Learning Towers

Recall Description:

This recall involves Step2’s StepUp Sidekick Learning Tower for children. The tower can be used as a helper stool and as a chair.  It has a white plastic exterior with a gray tray with two cup holders, seat and a step. Manufacture codes included in this recall are 10-2020, 3-2021, and 5-2021 which can be found on the removable seat/step. Model number “4134” is molded into the bottom of the tower.

Hazard Description:

The storage tray with cup holders and step can come loose from the tower, posing a fall hazard to the child.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 1,570 (in addition, about 34 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

Step2 has received 20 reports of the storage trays or steps coming loose from the tower, including one child sustaining minor bruises after falling from the tower.

Sold At:

Online at Step2.com and at Amazon.com during May 2021 for about $100.

Manufactured In:

United States