46 official CPSC notices mention Menards in the where-sold text. A mention describes where the recalled product was sold, not who conducted the recall.
The electronic start/stop button on the pressure washer can malfunction and self-start, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to carbon monoxide poisoning, if the unit is in a confined space.
Doskocil Manufacturing Company Inc., dba Petmate
The recalled pet toys violate the mandatory standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries as required by Reese's Law because the LED-illuminated plastic sphere can break upon impact, making the button cell batteries easily accessible to children, posing an ingestion hazard. Swallowed batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.
Pooled water in the air conditioners can fail to drain quickly enough, which can lead to mold growth. Mold exposure poses risks of respiratory issues or other infections to some consumers.
Sauder Woodworking
The tip-over restraint straps can fail when used on certain Sauder clothing storage units (dressers and 4-drawer chests) to prevent tip-over incidents, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or serious injuries to children.
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CVB Inc., Logan, Utah
The recalled beds can sag, break, or collapse during use, posing fall and injury hazards to consumers.
The smokers can leak electrical current during use, posing an electric shock hazard.
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The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke, and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
The mower can leak fuel when it is stored in the upright (vertical) storage position, posing a fire hazard.
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The sprayer hose can separate from the spray wand during use, posing an impact injury hazard to the user or passersby.
The recalled dehumidifiers can overheat and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards.
The smoke alarm and the combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarm can fail to alert consumers to a fire.
Paint on the red and blue magnet contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues. In addition, the product packaging lacks the required warning labels for magnets and balloons.
Counted across all 46 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
The Home Depot (24), Amazon (21), Walmart (19), Lowe's (14), and Target (8) are also named in the 46 notices that say where the products were sold. 32 of the 46 notices mention online sales.
The 46 notices that give a price range from $2.50 to $1,000. Half of them name a price of $110 or less.
By the 45 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 17 months or less; the longest for 11 years. Half the recalls came within 2.5 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A replacement in 21 of the 40 notices that name a remedy, a refund in 15, a repair in 9. Some notices offer more than one.
Fire is named in 22 of the 46 notices (48%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (13), fall (7), electric shock (4), and impact (4).
35 of the 46 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 3 report injuries. 11 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
China (32), United States (6), Malaysia (3), Taiwan (3) and Mexico (2), in the 46 notices that name a manufacturing country.
11 notices in 2021–2025, up from 10 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 46 recall notices for consumer products sold at Menards since 2004. Each notice names Menards as a place the product was sold, not as the firm conducting the recall. The most recent is “Generac Power Systems Expands Recall of Generac and DR Power Electric Start Pressure Washers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Carbon Monoxide Hazard; Includes Additional Models” (CPSC 26-494), announced May 14, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 1 recall notice for consumer products sold at Menards in 2026, on May 14, 2026 (CPSC 26-494).
By number of notices: dehumidifiers (7), space heaters (4), smoke alarms (3), toys & play sets (2), playgrounds & swing sets (2) and pressure washers (2), plus 15 more product types.
“Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles Due to Failure to Discharge and Nozzle Detachment: One Death Reported” (CPSC 18-022), announced November 2, 2017: about 38 million units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label and enter it in the site search. An exact match names the official CPSC notice that lists that number; open it to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across recalls of products sold at Menards, the remedies offered most often are replacement (21), refund (15) and repair (9).
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