Target Recalls Patio Benches Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 17-087. Announced by CPSC on Feb 13, 2017.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 13, 2017. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 1,300 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The patio benches can collapse while in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled patio benches and return them to any Target store for a full refund for the bench. The benches were sold individually and as part of a set. Purchasers can continue to use the other pieces of the set which, in addition to the bench, included a table and four chairs. Purchasers of individual benches will be refunded the purchase price. Purchasers of sets will be refunded the price of the individual bench.
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: Target at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday, online at www.target.com and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page, then on “Patio/Garden” on for more information, or the “Product Recalls” tab on Target’s Facebook page.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Threshold Aluminum Top/Steel X Base patio benches that were sold both individually and as part of a six-piece dining set. The model number can be found on the front page of the product’s assembly instructions or on the product’s packaging. Name Model Number Bench Size Threshold Aluminum Top/Steel X Base Bench 009-00-3894 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Turquoise 009-00-2005 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Seafoam 009-00-2006 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Orange 009-00-2007 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Green 009-00-2008 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Navy 009-00-4568 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) Threshold Mayhew 6-piece Wicker Dining Set - Tan 009-00-4573 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H)
About 1,300 units, as CPSC gives them.
Threshold patio benches.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Target Corp., Minneapolis, Minn.
- Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from January 2016 through July 2016 for about $150 for the benches and $1,000 for the dining sets when sold with the benches.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Target has received six reports of the patio benches collapsing, including one report of a knee injury.
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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