‘Laceration hazard’: Target recalls Christmas decoration after reports of injuries

(NEXSTAR) – If you recently purchased a ‘Letters to Santa’ mailbox from Target to add to your holiday decor, you may want to take it back.

Target has issued a recall for roughly 174,300 decorative mailboxes sold nationwide and online through October and November 2021.

The mailboxes, pictured below, contain mail slots that pose a laceration risk , according to the recall posted Friday. Target has received nine reports of sharp mail slot openings and seven incidents of lacerations, with three requiring medical attention.

Recalled Bullseye’s Playground Letters to Santa Metal Mailbox -front — ‘Letters to Santa’ mailboxes recalled by Target over a laceration hazard because of sharp mail slots. (Target)

To determine if your mailbox is affected by the recall, Target says to check the item number found on the sticker on the bottom product. Below are the item numbers of the affected products.

234-17-8556: Red or White mailbox
234-20-9275: Red & White (2 count)

If you have a ‘Letters to Santa’ mailbox included in the recall, you are asked to stop using it immediately and return it to any Target store for a gift card with the full refund amount. If you purchased the item online, you can contact Target for a prepaid return label to ship it back, as well as a gift card.

To contact Target, call 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT or visit help.target.com.