Bamboo Shades Recall Lawsuit | 2026 Latest Updates

CPSC announced a recall of Autoez bamboo shades on September 25, 2025. The notice covers about 550 brown shades sold on Walmart.com. The recall is ongoing: the notice tells consumers to contact Autoez for a full refund. The recall is numbered 25-478. CPSC says the cords on these shades create strangulation and entanglement hazards for children. The notice reports no incidents or injuries. Stop using the shades right away if you own any of them. The notice also says how to destroy the shades and what to send Autoez, and the steps are numbered below under What Should Consumers Do?

Latest Bamboo Shades Recall Updates

September 25, 2025: CPSC Announces the Autoez Bamboo Shade Recall

CPSC recall notice says the recall covers about 550 brown Autoez bamboo shades. The shades were sold on the Walmart website from September 2023 through May 2025 for between $21 and $50 [1]. The importer is Sichuan Yunduan Renjia Trading Co. Ltd., of China, which does business as the Walmart seller Autoez. The CPSC notice lists the remedy as a full refund from Autoez.

Which Bamboo Shades Are Affected?

The recall covers one product, brown Autoez bamboo shades, and the CPSC recall notice gives these details:

• Autoez-branded bamboo shades, sold in brown, and manufactured in China according to the notice.
• Sizes run from 24 to 72 inches wide and from 64 to 72 inches high.
• The word “Autoez” is printed on the sticker label on the top rail of the shades.
• The CPSC recall number for these shades is 25-478, the number shown on the recall notice.

Autoez’s own recall notice also gives a manufacture period, September 2023 through May 2025, so check it against when you bought your shades.

Why Were the Bamboo Shades Recalled?

The brown Autoez bamboo shades were recalled because they have long operating cords and accessible inner cords. CPSC says these cords can cause death or serious injury to children, due to strangulation and entanglement hazards. The notice adds that the shades violate the federal rule for window coverings and present a substantial product hazard. It also says the shades violate labeling requirements. The Autoez recall notice repeats this reason. For background, CPSC’s 2023 rule, which the recall notice does not name, deems hazardous operating cords and inner cords on stock window coverings, and hazardous inner cords on custom ones, a substantial product hazard [2].

Reported Incidents, Injuries, or Illnesses

For these shades, the CPSC notice lists incidents and injuries as “None reported.” A recall does not automatically establish liability or eligibility for compensation. CPSC data show that, on average, about nine children under 5 years of age die every year from strangling in window coverings with cords. These coverings include blinds, shades and draperies [3]. The same CPSC data count more than 200 incidents involving children up to 8 years old from January 2009 through December 2021, due to strangulation hazards from window covering cords. A child died in 48% of those incidents. These figures cover corded window coverings in general and do not describe the Autoez shades. Reports of any kind are not proof that a product caused an injury.

What Should Consumers Do?

Follow these steps from the CPSC notice to destroy the shades, ask Autoez for your full refund and report a dangerous product:

1. Stop using the recalled shades immediately and contact Autoez to request a full refund.
2. Remove the shades, cut the operating cord and write the word “Recalled” on them.
3. Dispose of the shades in the garbage, and take a photograph of the destroyed shades there.
4. Email that photograph to Autoez customer service at Autoez_recall@163.com, or use the company’s online recall notice at https://sites.google.com/view/recall-autoez.
5. Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on SaferProducts.gov.
6. You can also call the CPSC Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270) to report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Can I Protect My Family from Window Cord Hazards?

To protect your family from window cord hazards like those in the Autoez recall, CPSC says going cordless is the safest option with young children present. Otherwise, CPSC recommends pull cords as short as possible and out of reach, but says these steps only reduce the hazard.

What Can I Do If Autoez Does Not Respond to My Refund Request?

If Autoez does not respond to your refund request, the CPSC notice says to use the CPSC Recall Complaint form. Consumers can explain the situation to CPSC if they have issues with the recall remedy or believe the company is being non-responsive.

What Injuries Can Window Cord Accidents Cause?

Window cord accidents can cause a range of injuries. In CPSC data covering a 13-year period, injuries among children varied from a scar around the neck to quadriplegia and permanent brain damage.

Which Window Covering Cords Can Strangle a Child?

Window covering cords that can strangle a child include pull cords, continuous loop cords, inner cords and any other accessible cord longer than 8 inches, as CPSC says. Young children can quickly and silently become strangled.

What Standard Does the Federal Window Covering Rule Use?

The federal window covering rule that CPSC approved in 2023 incorporates ANSI/WCMA A100.1 – 2018, the American National Standard for Safety of Corded Window Covering Products. The Autoez recall notice does not name this standard.

Is It Legal to Sell Recalled Autoez Bamboo Shades?

Whether selling recalled Autoez bamboo shades is legal is addressed in the CPSC notice, which says federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

References

1. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Autoez-Brand-Bamboo-Shades-Recalled-Due-to-Strangulation-and-Entanglement-Hazards-and-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-Violates-Federal-Rule-for-Window-Coverings-Sold-on-Walmart-com
2. https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2023/CPSC-Approves-New-Federal-Safety-Standard-for-Custom-Window-Coverings-to-Prevent-Deaths-and-Serious-Injuries-from-Strangulation-Window-Covering-Cords-Now-Deemed-a-Substantial-Product-Hazard
3. https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2023/Nearly-Half-of-Incidents-with-Kids-and-Corded-Window-Coverings-Resulted-in-Death-GoCordless-to-Save-Lives