Madewell Recalls Women’s Sandals Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 15-220. Announced by CPSC on Aug 20, 2015.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 20, 2015. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 50,600 (in addition about 300 were sold in Canada) 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 metal shank can dislodge and break through bottom of the outsole, posing a fall hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled shoes and contact Madewell to return them for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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: Madewell Inc. toll free at (866) 544-1937 anytime, email 24-7@madewell.com or online at www.madewell.com and click on Important Notice for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves all Madewell Sightseer sandals from the spring 2015 collection. Sandals with the following 10 style numbers and names in all sizes are being recalled: C0275 Sightseer Knotted Slide Sandal C0276 Sightseer T-Strap Thong Sandal in Black Leather C0277 Sightseer T-Strap Thong Sandal in Metallic Colorblock C0278 Sightseer Buckle Gladiator Sandal C0279 Sightseer Slide Sandal C1105 Sightseer Crisscross Sandal C5893 Sightseer T-Strap Toe-Loop Sandal C5895 Sightseer Ankle-Wrap Sandal in Shiny Silver C5897 Sightseer Lace-Up Sandal C6090 Sightseer Ankle-Wrap Sandal in Metallic Sand The style number is located on a sticker on the outsole.
About 50,600 (in addition about 300 were sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
Sandals.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 10 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Sightseer Knotted Slide Sandal
- Sightseer T-Strap Thong Sandal in Black Leather
- Sightseer T-Strap Thong Sandal in Metallic Colorblock
- Sightseer Buckle Gladiator Sandal
- Sightseer Slide Sandal
- Sightseer Crisscross Sandal
- Sightseer T-Strap Toe-Loop Sandal
- Sightseer Ankle-Wrap Sandal in Shiny Silver
- Sightseer Lace-Up Sandal
- Sightseer Ankle-Wrap Sandal in Metallic Sand
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Madewell Inc., New York, N.Y.
- Madewell stores, online at madewell.com, online at shopbop.com from February 2015 to July 2015 for between $60 and $80.
- Made in Brazil, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received eight reports of metal shanks dislodging and breaking through the bottom of the outsole. 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.
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