CPSC, Palliser Furniture Ltd. Announce Recall of Toy Boxes
Kids’ product recall 02-014. Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2001.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The toy box’s lid can fall suddenly, posing entrapment and strangulation hazards to young children. In addition, spaces at the end of the hinge on the lid can cause pinched, crushed and lacerated fingers. The toy chest voluntary standard requires toy boxes or chests with hinged lids to have lid supports that keep the lid from falling suddenly onto the head of a child, preventing an entrapment and strangulation hazard. The hinges also must minimize any spaces that could allow a child’s finger to be pinched, crushed or lacerated.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop children from using these toy boxes immediately, and contact Palliser for a free replacement toy box or a $50 refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should call Palliser at (204) 988-5600 anytime or visit Palliser’s recall website at www.toyboxnews.com
Which ones are recalled?
All the toy boxes have a manufacturer’s label inside or on the back with “Palliser” and the model number written on it. The model numbers are: 580-283, 581-283, 582-283, 583-283, 584-283, 589-283 and 598-283. The toy boxes measure about 36 inches long by 19 inches wide and 21 inches high. They have the following finishes: white with small color inserts in the knobs or with large color inserts on the front panel; natural maple or natural maple with white, denim or green front panels; and natural cherry.
About 4,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Toy Boxes.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 7 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled toy box, model 580-283, in white with color inserts
- Recalled toy box, model 581-283, in Durham Maple
- Recalled toy box, model 582-283, in Durham Maple/White
- Recalled toy box, model 583-283, in Durham Maple/Denim
- Recalled toy box, model 584-283, in Durham Maple/Hunter Green
- Recalled toy box, model 589-283, in Ravenna Cherry
- Recalled toy box, model 598-283, in White/Translucent
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Palliser Furniture Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- Furniture stores nationwide and in Canada sold these toy boxes, from July 1999 through August 2001, for about $150 (about $200 CAD).
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Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Palliser Furniture Ltd. have not received any reports of injuries or incidents involving these toy boxes. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.