CPSC, Crate & Barrel Announce Recall to Repair Media Carts
Home product recall 02-221. Announced by CPSC on Aug 7, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 7, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 5,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The media cart has metal and plastic casters that can break, causing a television or other objects on the cart to fall and injure consumers nearby.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the recalled media carts immediately and call Crate & Barrel or contact the store from which the cart was purchased, to receive new casters, free of charge.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers may call Crate & Barrel toll-free (877) 477-0653 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled media carts have the model name “Elements Media Carts.” They have an ash wood veneer with a dark brown stain and measure 31.75” x 19” x 23.5”. The media carts contain a VCR shelf and a second compartment shelf for CD’s. These media carts were manufactured in Denmark.
About 5,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Elements Media Carts.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Crate & Barrel, Northbrook, Ill.
- Crate & Barrel retail stores, catalogues and website sold the carts nationwide, from January 2001 through March 2002, for about $180.
- Made in Denmark, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Crate & Barrel has received seven reports of casters breaking, all of which involved property damage. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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.