Collective Brands Recalls KEDS Girls’ Shoes Due to Laceration Hazard
Home product recall 12-045. Announced by CPSC on Nov 16, 2011.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 16, 2011. 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?
Ornamental stars on the heel of the shoe can loosen, posing a laceration hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should take these shoes away from children immediately and contact Collective Brands to receive a gift card for $30 redeemable at Stride Rite stores or striderite.com.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Collective Brands at (800) 365-4933 between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday, Email kedskidsrecall@collectivebrands.com, or visit the firm’s website www.collectivebrands.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves KEDS® girls’ rubber soled shoes. The shoes are black and pink with white trim and a pink loop on the heel. “KEDS” appears on the tongue and heel of the shoe. The style number KY40098A is printed on the underside of the tongue. The shoes were sold in girls’ sizes 12 to 5.
About 45,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
KEDS® “Know It All” Girls’ Shoes.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Collective Brands, Inc., Topeka, Kan.
- Various department stores and online retailers from June through October 2011 for about $23.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 27 reports of cuts and scratches resulting from metal stars that loosened from the heel of the shoe.
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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.