The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·26625·Announced 2026-07-16

Madewell Women's Sweaters Recalled for Serious Burn Injury Risk

Madewell is recalling about 5,900 Double V-Neck Pullover and V-Neck Cardigan sweaters because they violate mandatory clothing textile standards and pose a risk of serious burn injuries or death. The firm received one report of a sweater catching on fire, though no injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states the hazard poses a "risk of serious injury or death from burn hazard" and reports one confirmed incident of the sweater catching on fire. Although no injuries have been reported, the combination of a documented fire incident and explicit serious-injury-or-death hazard designation meets the Severe (score 4) threshold under the rubric's criterion for significant property-damage and injury-risk products.

Plain-English summary

Madewell is recalling approximately 5,900 Double V-Neck Pullover and V-Neck Cardigan women's sweaters sold nationwide through Madewell and T.J. Maxx stores and online between December 2024 and October 2025 for between $138 and $148. The sweaters come in light blue and cream colors, sizes XS through L, with or without buttons, and are labeled with "Style #NT611" or "Style #NT612" and "HO24" on the sewn-in side seam label.

The sweaters violate the mandatory standard for clothing textiles and pose a risk of serious burn injuries or death. The firm has received one report of the sweater catching on fire, though no injuries have been reported.

Consumers should stop using the recalled sweaters immediately. Contact Madewell toll-free at 866-544-1937 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Sunday, email [email protected], or visit www.madewell.com/c/product-recall/ for a full refund in the original form of payment or store credit. Consumers will be asked to destroy the sweaters by cutting them in half and send a photo of the destroyed sweater to [email protected] before disposing of the destroyed product.

The recalled product

Product
Madewell Double V-Neck Pullover and V-Neck Cardigan Sweaters
Manufacturer
J. Crew Group, LLC of New York, New York
Category
Consumer Product — Clothing / Textiles
Hazard
  • burn-injury
  • flammability
  • textiles-standard-violation
Affected units
5,900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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