Outdoor Essentials Recalls Cultivar Planter Boxes Due to Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Tractor Supply Company
Home product recall 25-042. Announced by CPSC on Nov 14, 2024.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 14, 2024. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 7,400 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 recalled planter box frame can break, posing an injury hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled planter boxes and contact Outdoor Essentials for a full refund. Consumers can receive a refund in the form of a gift card or store credit. A consumer will receive the amount on the purchase receipt, or they will receive $275 for the model if no receipt is provided. Consumers will be asked to mark the recalled planter box with the word “Recalled” with permanent marker and upload a photo of it to www.outdooressentialproducts.com/recall. Consumers should then dispose of the recalled product.
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: Outdoor Essentials toll-free at 888-891-8934 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, email at customerservice@outdooressentialproducts.com, or online at www.outdooressentialproducts.com/recall or https://www.outdooressentialproducts.com and click on “Recall” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Outdoor Essentials Cultivar planter boxes, intended to be used for gardening. The recalled 9.5 cu. ft. composite elevated planter boxes are black and measure about 6 feet long by 2.5 feet wide. The model name appears on the product packaging and “70INX27IN Comp Elevated Planter” on the purchase receipt.
About 7,400 units, as CPSC gives them.
Cultivar Planter Boxes.
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?
- Made by UFP Saginaw LLC, dba Outdoor Essentials, Saginaw, Texas.
- Tractor Supply Company stores nationwide and online at www.tractorsupply.com from December 2023 through September 2024 for about $300.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 23 reports of the planter box frame breaking, including one injury involving a consumer who broke their toes.
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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