Northern Tool + Equipment Recalls Adjustable Swivel Shop Stools with Backrests Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 25-091. Announced by CPSC on Jan 16, 2025.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 16, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 51,770 (In addition, 34 sold in Canada) 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 welded connection point between the seat base and the stool post can break, presenting a fall hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled stools and contact Northern Tool + Equipment to receive a free replacement stool by completing the form at https://www.northerntool.com/recall-details-20230. The stool should be disposed of in accordance with any local and state laws.
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).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Northern Tool + Equipment toll-free at 888-518-0342 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email Northern Tool + Equipment at inquiry@northerntool.com, visit online at https://www.northerntool.com/recall-details-20230 or www.northerntool.com and click on “Product Recalls” on the bottom of the homepage, or visit a Northern Tool + Equipment store for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Northern Tool + Equipment Adjustable Swivel Shop Stools with Backrests. The “NT” logo is on the seat of the recalled shop stool. “Model No. 20230” and “Intradin Co., Ltd.” are printed on separate labels located underneath the stool’s seat. Only stools manufactured by Intradin Co. Ltd. are included in this recall.
About 51,770 (In addition, 34 sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
Northern Tool + Equipment Adjustable Swivel Shop Stools with Backrests.
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 Northern Tool + Equipment Company Inc., Burnsville, Minnesota.
- Northern Tool + Equipment stores nationwide and online at NorthernTool.com, Walmart.com, Amazon.com and Ebay.com from September 2020 through June 2023 for about $80.
- Made in Vietnam, China and Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Northern Tool + Equipment has received reports of 271 incidents related to the recalled stools, including 18 reports of injuries from falls, and 20 reports of falls without 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.
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.