A kitchen tower meant to lift a toddler to counter height can fail in two directions: the structure can collapse or tip, and its openings can trap a small torso. A July recall covers more than 47,000 HARPPA Nordi foldable towers after reports of instability and injuries. The remedy adds both stabilizing feet and protective nets.
Families should remove the tower from use before requesting the kit because the child’s weight is part of the failure scenario.
Model HANS0002 identifies the recalled tower
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recall covers 47,166 Nordi foldable toddler tower stools made by HARPPA. Model HANS0002 is printed on a label beneath the platform. The towers were sold in white, black and blue with natural-wood steps, platforms and safety bars.
The structure is about 38.6 inches tall and roughly 18 inches wide and deep. HARPPA sold it through its own website and Amazon from September 2023 through June 2026 for about $130. Similar kitchen towers from other brands are not included unless a separate notice covers them.
Collapse, tip-over and entrapment share one product
The tower can collapse or tip while a child stands on the platform. CPSC also found that a child’s torso can fit through front and rear openings, creating an entrapment danger. A safety rail that appears protective can therefore become part of the hazard when the opening dimensions are wrong.
HARPPA received three reports of towers collapsing or tipping. Two incidents produced injuries described as scrapes, cuts and bruises. Those reports demonstrate actual instability, while the entrapment warning addresses a dangerous possibility identified in the product design.
Folding hardware needs stability in the open position
A foldable tower must remain rigid after it is opened and loaded. Movement at hinges or locking points can shift the center of gravity, while a narrow footprint makes a tall structure more sensitive to a child leaning sideways. Stabilizing feet increase the base area.
Protective nets address the torso-sized openings separately. The two-part repair shows that preventing a collapse does not solve entrapment, and closing an opening does not solve tip-over. Both changes are needed for the recalled configuration.
The free kit replaces normal use for now
CPSC instructs owners to stop using the tower immediately and store it away from children. HARPPA is offering a free repair kit that includes nets, stabilizing feet and installation instructions, with shipping included.
The tower should remain out of service until every component is installed according to the instructions. A homemade strap, wall brace or rearranged safety bar may leave one of the identified hazards in place and can make later inspection harder.
Shared towers may be outside the buyer’s home
Kitchen towers often move among grandparents, caregivers and child-care spaces. A purchase record may sit in one account while the product is used at another address. The label under the platform is therefore the fastest check when the original receipt is unavailable.
A recalled tower should not be sold or donated while the repair is pending. Photographs of the label and installed kit can preserve a record for future caregivers. Any new collapse, injury or remedy problem can also be reported to CPSC.
The key action is not to test whether the tower feels stable with a child aboard. Model HANS0002 should be taken out of use, matched to the July notice and repaired with the complete manufacturer kit before it returns to a kitchen.
A toddler tower places a child high enough to reach counters, water, knives and hot surfaces even when the structure works correctly. The recall concerns collapse, tip-over and entrapment, while ordinary kitchen supervision remains necessary after the repair. The kit cannot make the surrounding work area childproof.
Installation should be checked after the tower is moved or folded. Stabilizing feet that are loose, reversed or omitted may not provide the intended base, and a net attached incorrectly may leave an opening. Manufacturer instructions determine the repaired configuration.
A child who was injured in an earlier collapse may need medical evaluation even if bruising appears minor. Incident details such as the platform height, direction of fall and part that moved can also help the company and regulator understand whether the repair addresses every reported failure.
The platform label should be photographed before the repair covers or obscures it. A clear image preserves the model number if the tower later changes hands and helps distinguish the repaired unit from another similar stool stored in the same facility.
HARPPA’s three reported failures involved ordinary use rather than a laboratory-only concern. That history is why a stability check performed by pushing on an empty tower is not enough; the manufacturer’s kit addresses the configuration under child loading.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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