True Value Recalls Wheelbarrows; Over-Inflated Tire Can Cause Wheel to Break and Pose Injury Hazard
Home product recall 09-133. Announced by CPSC on Feb 18, 2009.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 18, 2009. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 17,000 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?
Over-inflating the tire could cause the wheel’s plastic rim to break, posing an injury to the user.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wheelbarrows and return them to any True Value store for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, call True Value at (800) 621-6025 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.truevalue.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled wheelbarrow has tan plastic wheel rims, a black plastic tray and steel handles and axle.
About 17,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Green Thumb Twin Wheelbarrows.
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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?
- Made by Qingdao Huatian Hand Truck Co. Ltd., China.
- Distributed by True Value Co., Chicago, Ill.
- True Value stores nationwide from September 2008 through October 2008 for about $80.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
True Value has received two reports of the plastic rim breaking. No injuries have been reported.
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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.
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