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CPSC, Classic Concepts and Pottery Barn Announce Recall of Flammable Rugs

Home product recall 04-186. Announced by CPSC on Jul 23, 2004.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Jul 23, 2004. 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 recalled rugs violate the federal Flammable Fabrics Act and could ignite, presenting a risk of burn injuries.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Full refund. Consumers should stop using the rugs and contact Classic Concepts to arrange for the rug to be picked up and shipped back to Classic Concepts. Consumers will receive a full refund when the recalled rugs are returned.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Call Classic Concepts (ask for Eden Courtney) at (800) 254-1927, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Mountain Time) or go to the Pottery Barn website at www.potterybarn.com

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled Pottery Barn Bailey Chenille Rugs are “periwinkle blue” color only. Two models/sizes are recalled: 4479028 (8’ x 10’) and 4479036 (5’ x 8’). These rugs are 65% rayon and 35% cotton.

About 960 units, as CPSC gives them.

Pottery Barn Bailey Chenille Rugs.

Source:

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 Classic Concepts, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Distributed by Williams Sonoma/Pottery Barn, San Francisco, Calif.
  • Pottery Barn retail stores nationwide, from November 11, 2002 to August 27, 2003, for $199 to $399.
  • Made in India, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

None reported.

Source:

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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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.

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