[{"RecallID":1138,"RecallNumber":"12273","RecallDate":"2012-09-06T00:00:00","Description":"This recall involves all Blind Xpress custom-made vertical blinds that do not have a cord-tensioning device that attaches to the wall or floor, as well as all horizontal blinds that do not have inner cord stop devices.","URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2012/Death-of-Child-Prompts-Recall-of-Window-Blinds-by-Blind-Xpress","Title":"Death of Child Prompts Recall of Window Blinds by Blind Xpress","ConsumerContact":null,"LastPublishDate":"2015-02-05T00:00:00","Products":[{"Name":"Custom-made Vertical and Horizontal blinds","Description":"","Model":"","Type":"Window Shades and Venetian Blinds and Indoor Shutters","CategoryID":"67795","NumberOfUnits":"About 139,000 vertical 315,000 horizontal"}],"Inconjunctions":[],"Images":[{"URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/c567eeab5d464969803ce2dc6764ccd7.jpg","Caption":"Recalled vertical window blind showing cord strangulation hazard"},{"URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/6a786be5712a48af944ec99968f2c87b.jpg","Caption":"Recalled vertical window blind showing cord"},{"URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/f78174599f6c459586a5941e015e88e5.jpg","Caption":"Recalled horizontal window blind showing cord strangulation hazard"},{"URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/6fdbd0670cf840a49323698b01e1c730.jpg","Caption":"Recalled horizontal window blind showing cord"}],"Injuries":[{"Name":"In 2009, a 2-year-old girl from Commerce Township, Mich. reportedly strangled in the loop of a vertical blind cord that was not attached to the wall or floor."}],"Manufacturers":[{"Name":"Blind Xpress of Livonia, Mich.","CompanyID":""}],"Retailers":[{"Name":"Various blind specialty stores in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana from January 1995 through December 2011 for between $16 and $380.","CompanyID":""}],"Importers":[],"Distributors":[],"SoldAtLabel":null,"ManufacturerCountries":[{"Country":"United States"}],"ProductUPCs":[],"Hazards":[{"Name":"The vertical blinds have an adjustment cord that forms a loop that is not attached to the wall or floor. In some instances, this loop has a weighted device at the bottom. The horizontal blinds do not have inner cord stop devices to prevent the accessible inner cords from being pulled out. A child can become entangled in a cord loop and strangle.","HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":""}],"Remedies":[{"Name":"CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using the window coverings and contact the Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) to receive a free repair kit. For more information, contact the WCSC toll-free at (800) 506-4636 anytime or visit www.windowcoverings.org"}],"RemedyOptions":[]}]