Toddler Tower Recall Check: Which Models Are Affected and What to Do

If there’s a wooden step tower parked against your kitchen counter right now, go look at the underside of the bottom step. That’s where the model number is stamped on a lot of them, and this summer that number matters. The toddler tower recall list grew again on July 30, 2026, when the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 91,000 Woodure kitchen step stools. It was the fourth or fifth tower pulled from the US market this year, depending on how you count.

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Which toddler towers have been recalled

The 2026 recalls share a pattern: the tower tips, the platform collapses under the child, or a toddler’s torso slips through a gap in the front or back frame. Here are the big ones so far.

Woodure kitchen step stools (recall 26-658, July 30, 2026). Models WD1764, WD1357, and WD1720, sold on Amazon from July 2024 through June 2026 for $60 to $100. Roughly 91,000 units. Woodure logged 22 reports of instability or tip-overs and 15 injuries: scrapes, cuts, bruises. The model number is engraved on the underside of the bottom step.

Boon PIVOT collapsible toddler tower by TOMY (recall 26-620, July 16, 2026). Gray and white metal-and-plastic towers, about 22 inches wide by 23 deep by 35 tall, with “boon” printed along the top rail. Sold at Target.com, Amazon, and Babylist from January 2023 through June 2026 for around $150. Nearly 117,000 units in the US. TOMY has 11 reports of the tower shifting or leaning, and no injuries so far.

HARPPA Nordi folding tower stools, sold on Harppababy.com and Amazon from September 2023 through June 2026 for about $130. Three reports of collapse or tip-over, two injuries.

TOETOL HOME tower stools, sold on Amazon from October 2024 through March 2026 for about $130. Eighteen reports of collapse and eleven injuries.

Cosyland, SDADI, Mangohood, and the Little Partners Grow ‘N Stow folding tower have all been recalled in 2026 as well. If your tower is a folding or collapsible design bought online in the last three years, treat it as suspect until you’ve checked.

How to check the one in your kitchen

Two minutes, and you don’t need the box.

Flip the tower and look for a stamped or engraved model number, usually on the bottom step or the inside of a leg. Photograph it. Then search that number plus the brand at cpsc.gov/recalls. If your tower came from Amazon, pull up your order history and check the ship date against the sale windows above, since brand names on these listings change more often than the products do.

While it’s upside down, do a quick shake test. Grab the top rail and push sideways. A tower that rocks, twists at the joints, or has bolts you can turn by hand needs tightening at minimum. Then measure the gaps in the front and back frame. If your child can fit their chest through an opening, that’s the entrapment hazard CPSC keeps citing, and it doesn’t get better with age.

What to do if yours is on the list

Stop using it today and move it somewhere your toddler can’t drag it back out. Toddlers are persistent about furniture they like.

Every 2026 tower recall so far has offered a free repair rather than a refund. Woodure mails a kit with protective nets and stabilizing feet. TOMY sends a stabilizing part for the PIVOT. You contact the company directly through the link in the CPSC notice, give them your address, and wait for the parts. No receipt required in most cases.

Two things worth doing while you’re at it. Report what happened to your tower at SaferProducts.gov, even if nobody got hurt, because near-misses are what build the case for the next recall. And sign up for CPSC recall emails at cpsc.gov so the next one lands in your inbox instead of your algorithm.

Do not resell a recalled tower, and don’t hand it down. Federal law prohibits selling recalled products, and that includes your local buy-nothing group.

Why so many towers are failing at once

Here’s the part most coverage skips. As of mid-2026 there is no mandatory federal safety standard for toddler towers. ASTM International has a task group drafting a voluntary standard, and it’s been in progress for over a year without being finalized.

That means the tower you bought was not tested against any agreed benchmark for tip resistance, platform strength, or opening size. Manufacturers set their own bar. When a whole category grows fast on online marketplaces with no standard behind it, this is what the correction looks like: a cluster of recalls in a single season.

What to look for if you’re buying one

Skip folding and collapsible designs for now. Nearly every 2026 recall involves a tower that folds, and the hinge is the failure point. A fixed-frame wooden tower with no moving parts has less to go wrong.

Beyond that: a wide, splayed base rather than a footprint the same size as the platform. Enclosed sides with openings too narrow for a child’s chest. An adjustable platform height so the tower still works at four years old. Bolted joints, not dowels and glue. And a brand that has a real US contact address, because that’s who you’ll need when something breaks.

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Using any tower more safely

Even a tower with a clean record isn’t a babysitter. Put it against a counter with the child facing in, never near the stove or a hot pan handle. Stay within arm’s reach. Keep the platform at a height where your toddler’s chest clears the counter, not their chin, so they aren’t climbing the rail for a better view. Fold or store it when you’re done cooking, because an unattended tower parked next to a counter is a ladder to everything you put up high.

Retighten the bolts monthly. Wooden joints loosen with use, and a wobble that starts small ends with a fall.

This article is general safety information, not medical or legal advice. For the official recall notice on any product mentioned, go to cpsc.gov. If your child is injured by a product, contact your pediatrician or seek emergency care.