RecallFeb 6, 2025· All ages

Pella Sliding Patio Doors and Windows

Official title: Pella Recalls Sliding Patio Doors and Windows Due to Battery Ingestion Hazard; Violation of Reese's Law Federal Safety Regulations for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries

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Recalled Pella Reserve and Pella Lifestyle sliding door · Photo: CPSC

Door's locking panel sensor location · Photo: CPSC

Front and back of the remote control for the recalled Pella Lifestyle Series products with motorized integrated blinds and shades model 206A0000 (Gen 2) · Photo: CPSC

Pella Reserve and Lifestyle sliding patio doors and Lifestyle windows with Insynctive automated shades, along with their remote controls, were sold by Pella, Lowe's and Builders FirstSource. The door sensor housings and the remotes have button cell batteries that children can easily reach, posing an ingestion hazard, and the products lack the required warnings.

What to do

Consumers should immediately remove the battery in the sensor from the sliding door panels and in the windows' remote control and place them in an area that children cannot access. Contact Pella for instructions on how to receive a free replacement remote, including shipping, or to schedule a door repair by a qualified technician, free of cost. Pella is contacting all known purchasers directly.

Contact: Pella toll-free at 844-807-2219 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.pella.com and click on "Recall Notice" for more information, or at https://www.pella.com/recall-notice for more information.

How common was it?

ModerateAbout 340 sold at Lowe's, about 4 months

Thousands to tens of thousands sold. Worth a quick check.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled products violate the mandatory federal regulations for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries, because the sliding doors' sensor panel and the windows' remote control have button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. This poses an ingestion hazard. In addition, the recalled products do not have the required warnings. When button cell batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.

Sold at

Pella direct, Lowe's and Builders FirstSource stores nationwide and online from March 2024 through June 2024 for between $5,000 and $20,000 for the doors, depending on the model, about $1,900 for the uninstalled windows, and between $60 and $110, for the remote when sold individually.

Units

About 340

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

206A0000, 206A0001, 748171618722

Brand

Pella

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Feb 6, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.