Check the Kitchen Tower Before a Child Climbs It Again

The item to look for

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the Woodure recall covers children’s tower kitchen step stools with model numbers WD1764, WD1357, and WD1720. They are plywood towers, about 18 inches deep, 16.9 inches wide, and 34.6 inches tall. CPSC’s notice shows photos of the product and the model-number location.

These towers sit in a familiar corner of family life. A toddler stands at counter height to help wash fruit, stir batter, or watch dinner happen. The object looks like furniture, but it puts a small child high enough for a bad fall.

CPSC says people should stop using the recalled stools and contact the importer for the remedy in the notice. Do not rely on the Amazon order name alone. Match the model number.

What can go wrong

The recalled stools can collapse or tip while in use. CPSC also says a child’s torso can fit through openings on the front and back sides, which creates an entrapment hazard. In plain terms, a child can fall from the tower or get stuck in a way that can cause severe injury.

Search-visible reporting says Woodure received 22 reports of instability or tip-overs, including 15 injuries with scrapes, cuts, and bruises. Those are not the only risks named by the regulator. The recall title itself warns of serious injury and death from entrapment and fall hazards.

The larger pattern

This is not a lone weird product. Consumer Reports says the CPSC has announced recalls of 11 toddler tower models in the 10 months after its investigation into the category, totaling 434,176 units. The repeated failure mode is easy to understand: a tall, narrow object must resist climbing, leaning, shifting weight, and imperfect assembly.

If you use a different toddler tower, the Woodure model check is still a useful prompt. Look for a recall label, search the brand and model number on CPSC’s recall page, then test the tower on the floor without a child in it. If it rocks, flexes, has wide body-sized openings, or depends on loose fasteners, stop using it until you can verify it.

Social posts helped surface the recall, including CPSC’s own X account, but the action page is the regulator’s notice. Use that page for model numbers, photos, and the remedy.