Best step runners, throw rugs or doormats
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 11, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Nov 11, 2014the latest report was made
- Jul 30, 2011the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Best step
- Maker
- Venture Products, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Runners, throw rugs or doormatsCPSC’s product type: Runners, Throw Rugs or Doormats (code 612), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Flooring
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Best-Step”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2014 | 1 |
| July 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- 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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Emergency room Made Nov 11, 2014, sent to the company Nov 19, 2014, published by CPSC Dec 4, 2014
The product, in the report: Best Step 4 x 8 Rolled Diamond Plate mat
I went to Pep Boys and was approached by a salesperson. We (my husband) and I explained what we were looking for. They were garage mats to be put under our car’s tires. He showed us the product Best Step mat. BS 120. I believe they are also sold online at various sites and also Sears. We used them since December 2013. We didn’t realize they would start to buckle.
One day I was unloading groceries from the trunk of my car. I had a bag full of groceries on my right shoulder and as I was reaching for a bag of groceries with my left hand my right foot started to slip on the mentioned mat. I noticed I was barely on the mat, maybe just a few inches. The mat buckled and made me fall very hard on my left side. I hit my head and left arm on the concrete. I needed stitches on my head and my left arm was broken in 7 areas. I needed surgery to reconstruct my wrist.
I did go to the Pep Boys store and the manager on duty made me feel very uncomfortable. He mentioned I was the only one... He did give me the manager’s business card and I have tried to call. I also tried to go online at the Pep Boys site to make a comment on the product as being unsafe. They would not take my review. A review on the Sears site does mention that the mats buckle. Please note that a picture on the mat ‘s present day packaging has the mat in the same position as it was on my garage.
They are not made to be put under car tires even though they are the perfect size for that. They are made in China and need to be taken off the market.
Mats for the garage should be totally safe no matter how they are used.
- Model
- BS120. SKU 9945838/
4 x 8 Rolled Diamond Plate mat - Bought from
- Pep Boys
- Bought
- Dec 22, 2013
- Where
- San Diego, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 58, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Best step, made or sold by Venture Products, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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No one hurt Made Jul 30, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 22, 2011
The product, in the report: Anti-Fatigue Flooring interlocking Mats
I purchased the Best-step 6pk Anti-fatigue flooring interlocking mats from Sears for our garage these things are a real safety hazard. If you get “any” water under them they lose all traction on the floor and will fly out from under your feet causing you to fall (my wife took a spill this afternoon). These should be pulled immediately and no longer sold.
- Model
- Item # BS100-6T
- UPC
- 7427000132
- Bought from
- Sears
- Bought
- May 15, 2010, about then
- Where
- Albany Oregon, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 60, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Best-Step, made or sold by Venture Products, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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