Children’s Tower Stool Lawsuit

Three importers recalled approximately 12,830 children’s tower stools in April 2026 after 47 reports of stools collapsing or trapping children, including 21 reported injuries. If your child was injured, it was not your fault.

What You Can Do & How We Can Help

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting children’s tower stool injury cases in all 50 states. If your child was injured by a children’s tower stool that was recalled because it could collapse, tip over, or allow a child’s torso to fit through openings on the tower’s sides, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Product Recall Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

Quick Facts: April 2026 Children’s Tower Stool Recalls

• Recalled by: Wiifo (Hangzhou Xinyanchuangxin Technology Co Ltd.); TOETOL HOME (Dali Fortune Trade CO.); AMZCMJ DGD (SiPaiSaiErDianZiShangWu (ShenZhen) YouXianGongSi)
• Product: Children’s wooden kitchen tower stools (toddler helper towers)
• Recall date: April 23, 2026
• Units affected: About 12,830 across 3 recalls (9,700 Wiifo; 3,000 TOETOL HOME; 130 AMZCMJ DGD)
• Hazard: Tower stools can collapse or tip over while in use, and a child’s torso can fit through the openings on the tower’s sides
• Injuries reported: 47 total incidents and 21 reported injuries across all 3 recalls (contusions, cuts, scrapes, splinters)
• Where sold: Amazon.com
• What to do: Stop using immediately and contact the importer for a full refund
• Official sources: CPSC Wiifo recall, CPSC TOETOL HOME recall, CPSC AMZCMJ DGD recall

Children’s Tower Stools Recalled After 47 Reports of Collapse and Entrapment

In April 2026, three Amazon importers recalled approximately 12,830 children’s tower stools after the CPSC announced a serious risk of injury and death to young children.

The 3 recalls were issued on the same day (April 23, 2026) and use identical hazard language.

Each recall warns that the tower stools can collapse or tip over while in use, and that a child’s torso can fit through the openings on the tower’s sides, posing a risk of serious injury and death due to tip over, fall and entrapment hazards.

Across the 3 recalls, the CPSC documented 47 reports of stools collapsing or children becoming entrapped, with 21 reported injuries. The injuries reported so far have been minor, including contusions, cuts, scrapes, and splinters. The CPSC issued the recalls because of the potential for serious injury and death, not because of the severity of injuries already on file.

Comparison of the 3 Children’s Tower Stool Recalls

The 3 recalls share identical hazard language and were announced on the same day, but each covers a different brand, model, and price point. The table below summarizes the differences:

What Are the Two Failure Modes in These Tower Stools?

The CPSC identified 2 distinct defects in all 3 recalled tower stools. Each one creates a different mechanism of injury for the young children who use these products.

Failure mode #1: Collapse and tip-over. The wooden frame can come apart or fall over while a child is standing on the platform. The child is dropped from a height of about 3 feet onto a hard kitchen floor, often tile, stone, or hardwood, with countertops, cabinets, and appliances within striking distance on the way down. For a toddler, that fall is roughly head-height. A fall from this height has been linked to concussions, traumatic brain injuries, skull fractures, dental injuries, broken arms, broken wrists, broken collarbones, and lacerations from striking surrounding surfaces.

Failure mode #2: Entrapment through side openings. The openings on the tower’s sides are large enough for a young child’s torso to fit through. If a child slips partway through, the head can catch above while the body is suspended below. This position can compress the airway, restrict airflow, or cut off blood flow to the brain. Positional asphyxiation injuries of this kind can be fatal in minutes, which is why the CPSC explicitly warns of death, not just injury, in all 3 recall notices. This is the same mechanism behind fatal recalls of drop-side cribs, inclined sleepers, and other children’s furniture with gaps a small body can slip through.

Both failure modes appear in every one of the 3 recalls. The CPSC describes the combined hazard as follows:

“The recalled tower stools can collapse or tip over while in use, and a child’s torso can fit through the openings on the tower’s sides, posing a risk of serious injury and death due to tip over, fall and entrapment hazards.”

How Serious Are These Injuries for Young Children?

The CPSC’s warning of “serious injury and death” reflects how dangerous tower stool failures can be for the toddlers who use them. Children who use these stools are typically between 18 months and 4 years old, an age when head injuries, fractures, and asphyxiation injuries are especially serious.

Toddlers have larger heads relative to their body weight, weaker neck muscles, and thinner, softer skulls than older children. The threshold for a serious head injury in a toddler fall is much lower than for an older child or adult. A fall that would bruise a 7-year-old can fracture the skull of a 2-year-old.

The entrapment hazard is even more concerning. Unlike a fall, where a child often cries out and a parent can respond, a child caught in a side opening may be unable to call for help. Time-to-rescue is the determining factor in positional asphyxiation outcomes — and the window is short.

How Many People Were Injured?

The 3 recalls together document 47 incidents and 21 reported injuries:

• Wiifo: 22 incidents of stools collapsing, 6 reported injuries (contusions, scrapes)
• TOETOL HOME: 18 reports of stools collapsing, 11 reported injuries (contusions, cuts, scrapes)
• AMZCMJ DGD: 7 incidents of children falling from the stool or becoming entrapped, 4 reported injuries (contusions, splinters, scrapes)

These are CPSC-reported numbers as of the April 2026 recall date. Many product injuries, especially those treated at home or at urgent care without a formal report, never reach the CPSC. The actual number of children injured by these tower stools is likely higher than what has been confirmed.

How To Identify Recalled Children’s Tower Stools

Wiifo Children’s Tower Stools (Recall 26-430):

• Brand: Wiifo
• Model: LT005 (printed on label on underside of standing platform)
• Colors: White, natural, light wood finish
• Size: About 18 inches deep, 18 inches wide, 34 inches tall
• Sold on Amazon.com from June 2022 through March 2026 for about $60
• About 9,700 units recalled

TOETOL HOME Tower Stools (Recall 26-432):

• Brand: TOETOL HOME
• Model: DETD0001 (printed on label on the side)
• Colors: White, gray, dark wood
• Size: About 20 inches deep, 15 inches wide, 36 inches tall
• Sold on Amazon.com from October 2024 through March 2026 for about $130
• About 3,000 units recalled

AMZCMJ DGD Children’s Tower Stools (Recall 26-433):

• Brand: AMZCMJ DGD (printed on the product’s order receipt)
• Foldable design that converts into a table and chair, includes a blackboard
• Size: About 15 inches deep, 22 inches wide, 34 inches tall
• Sold on Amazon.com from February 2025 through March 2026 for between $85 and $100
• About 130 units recalled

What Should I Do?

The CPSC says consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tower stools and contact the importer for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to destroy the stool by disassembling it and emailing a photo of the destroyed product to the importer.

• Wiifo: Call 888-505-6206 (9 a.m.–5 p.m. PT, Monday–Friday), email support@wiifo.net, or visit www.wiifo.net/recall
• TOETOL HOME: Email TOETOLHOMEStepStoolsrecall@outlook.com
• AMZCMJ DGD: Email dgdtoddlertowerrecall@dchskj.cn (the importer also asks consumers to write “recalled” in permanent marker on all sides of the disassembled stool before sending the photo)

For the full official CPSC recall notices, see the Wiifo recall page, the TOETOL HOME recall page, and the AMZCMJ DGD recall page.

Do I Have a Children’s Tower Stool Lawsuit?

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting children’s tower stool injury cases in all 50 states. If your child was injured by a children’s tower stool that was recalled because it could collapse, tip over, or allow a child’s torso to fit through openings on the tower’s sides, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Product Recall Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

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