H.H. Brown Shoe Redeemer Men’s Work Boot Model DH 5379

What went wrong

The notice saysThe sole is not puncture-resistant, posing an injury hazard.

Safety-toe and metatarsal-guard boots are sold to meet impact and compression ratings. When a recall says the protection may fail, it means the boot may not hold up to the force the label promises. Employers who require protective footwear generally expect it to meet the rating printed in the boot, so check with your safety officer about a replacement.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall involves Redeemer DH 5379 Men’s 11" Waterproof Metguard Comp Toe Ropers Work Boots with manufacturing codes VCJJ22, VCJC23, VCJD23 and VCJF23. They are pull-on boots with a brown leather upper decorated in a western style theme. They have a square toe, a one-inch heel, an EVA midsole and a metatarsal guard. The words "Phantom Rider" and "Non-Metallic Toe" are embossed in the outer side of the leather upper. The words "Puncture Resisting Sole" are embossed in the leather in the back of the boot. A black label stating "Waterproof" is sewn into a seam on the outer side of the boot. A white label on the inside of the boot includes the model number DH5379, the size and the manufacturing code. Only boots with manufacturing codes VCJJ22, VCJC23, VCJD23 and VCJF23 are included in this recall.

Numbers named in the notice that you can match against the label, box or receipt:

• DH5379

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately stop using the recalled boots and contact H.H. Brown Shoe Company for a prepaid shipping label to return the boots for a free replacement of Redeemer DH5379 Work Boots with puncture-resistant soles.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: H.H. Brown Shoe Company at 800-441-4319 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET from Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or online at https://www.doublehboots.com/safetyrecall or https://www.doublehboots.com/ and click on "Recall" for more information.

The recall is 2 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 3 years ago. The notice gives a phone number, an email address and a website for the firm.

How this recall compares

• With about 2,360 units, this is the 73rd largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is well below typical size.
• 11 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (impact and crush), 6 of them in men’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 2004.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 9 months (February 2023 to October 2023), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 3 months after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $190. For work and safety boots in the archive the typical stated price is about $110, so this pair sat at the pricier end of its group.
• No incidents were reported before this recall. That is true of 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive: firms often recall after their own testing or a supplier finding, not after injuries.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2024 brought 3 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 7,020 units in all. This was the 1st of the year by date and the 2nd largest by units.
• The notice names the puncture-resistant plate as the part that fails. 1 other footwear recall in the archive names the same part in its hazard statement; the most recent is ACE work boots (2017).
• Made in Vietnam. 6 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list Vietnam (7%).
• At the stated price, the 2,360 units come to roughly $450,000 of retail sales.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.