Sears Holdings Management Corporation shoes
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 26, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 26, 2019the latest report was made
- Mar 26, 2019the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Sears Holdings Management Corporation
- Maker
- Sears Holdings Management CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ShoesAll footwearCPSC’s product type: Footwear (code 1615), in Clothing and Accessories: Shoes and other Footwear
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2019 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Mar 26, 2019, sent to the company Apr 5, 2019, published by CPSC Apr 26, 2019
The product, in the report: men’s boots
March 26, 2019
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814
Dear Reviewing Officer:
This complaint concerns an extremely dangerous design feature on a pair of men’s Northwest Territory boots, and the treatment I received upon attempting to contact the responsible party. About a year ago, a friend gave me the boots, in near-pristine condition. Two weeks ago, on a short hike, with the laces tied only as high as the ankles, the top lacing hook on one boot got caught on the top lacing hook of the other boot.
The occurrence brought me to the ground, uninjured thankfully. Unfortunately, the seam on one boot tore four inches at just above ankle height. Reality soon sank in that this flaw could very literally send someone off a mountain ledge.
The label reads 68855 6292/1000 F98 10(assumed size)
The only address I could find for anything similar to Northwest Territory is in the U.K.:
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
Twice, I emailed the gist of what’s written above to their “contact” department. Their responses were slow, and indifferent, considering the potential danger. Obviously they don’t want to recall thousands of boots. The led me to believe I wasn’t contacting the right NW Territory, which may well be true.
What’s upsetting was that they took no responsibility and said I’d need to contact the store where I bought them, which is ridiculous considering that the hazardous boots are spread across the U.S. and maybe the UK as well. No United States address could be found by myself or a reference librarian. I spent an hour trying to find out about the boots from Target, which resulted in more grief. Sears couldn’t track them down either. Can you?
They may contend that the boots are designed to be laced all the way to the top, but I’ve heard of this happening even when they are laced to the top. My test revealed that the laces set so deep into the top lacing hooks that there’s easily enough plastic left open to catch. In my opinion, a person shouldn’t crash to the ground or even receive the death penalty for not lacing his boots up all the way. A properly designed loop would prevent this from happening.
I’m asking the company to pay a local shoe repair shop to mend the boots, and to make them safe; and for your organization to research the potential danger of this design flaw. Thank you kindly for your consideration.
Very Sincerely,
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Sears Holdings Management Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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