Beds Recalls
This is a list of beds recalls. These recalls are listed with the most recent first.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Wenzel Co., of St. Louis, Miss., is voluntarily recalling about 3,900 Car Charging Units (included with LL Bean Airbeds). The batteries in the car charging unit can overheat when the car engine is running, causing the battery charging unit to burst. This can pose an injury hazard to consumers.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hooker Furniture Corporation, of Martinsville, Va., is voluntarily recalling about 1,300 Bunk Beds. The bunk beds have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child’s body to pass through but not a child’s head. This poses an entrapment or strangulation hazard to children and exceeds the space allowed by the federal bunk bed safety standard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), d-Scan Inc., of South Boston, Va., a subsidiary of Tvilum-Scanbirk, of Denmark, is voluntarily recalling about 500 Jubee Bunk Beds. The recalled bunk beds do not comply with federal safety standards and have wooden side slat supports that can separate from the bed frame causing the upper bunk to collapse.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), IKEA Home Furnishings, of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., is voluntarily recalling about 100,000 LYCKSELE Chair Beds and Sofa Beds. Fingers can become caught in the folding mechanism of the chair bed/sofa bed, posing a laceration and/or amputation hazard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Graco Children's Products Inc. of Exton, Pa., is voluntarily recalling Graco toddler beds. A child's arm, leg or foot can become entrapped between the slats in the guard rails or footboard. This can result in broken bones, sprains and other injuries to young children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), PJ Sleep Shop of Portland, Ore., is voluntarily recalling 337 wooden bunk beds. These bunk beds have gaps between parts of the upper bunk end structure that violate the federal safety standard because they pose entrapment or strangulation hazards to children. The spaces exceed that allowed by the federal bunk bed safety standard, which is designed to protect children from entrapment and strangulation.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Coaster Co. of America, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., is voluntarily recalling metal twin/twin and twin/full bunk beds. A gap between the step of the built-in ladder and the top bunk allows enough room for a child's body to slip through but will not allow for a child's head to pass through. This poses a serious strangulation risk. Federal standards for bunk beds are designed to protect children against entrapment and strangulation.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., of Arcadia, Wisc., is voluntarily recalling 22,476 Ashley "Trails End," "Cottage Retreat," and "Stages" bunk beds. There are gaps between parts of the bunk bed that violate federal safety standards and can be entrapment or strangulation hazards to children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Ethan Allen, of Danbury, Conn., is voluntarily recalling Bunk Beds . A metal "j" hook on the guardrails can become dislodged, allowing the guardrail to slide or move out of position. This can allow the guardrail to detach from the bunk bed or allow the occupant to roll off the top bunk.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Merit Furniture Distributors, Inc., Brooklyn, NY is voluntarily recalling Merit Bunk Beds. The bunk beds have openings between the guardrails and in the end structures that are too large. A child's body could slide between the openings and could become trapped by the head, posing a serious strangulation hazard.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Home Line Industries, of Philadelphia, Pa., is voluntarily recalling 3,600 Bunk Beds. These bunk beds have openings between the guardrails and between guardrails and the end structures that are too large. A child's body could slide between the opening and become trapped by the child's head. This poses a strangulation hazard to children.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Select Comfort Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn. is voluntarily recalling about 90,000 adjustable Sleep Number Beds. When exposed to severely cold temperatures and impact, such as may occur during shipping, the power cord insulation on the electric air pump can crack, creating a short-circuit or exposing live electrical wires and presenting a shock or electrocution hazard.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) today launched a national safety campaign aimed at reducing deaths associated with placing babies in adult beds. The announcement was made at a press conference at the annual International Juvenile Products Show in Dallas, Texas. CPSC data shows that from 1999 through 2001 at least 180 children under the age of two died after being placed in adult beds.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Pottery Barn Kids Inc., of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 200 Stinson Bunk Beds. The side rail and guardrails on these beds can break, causing the bed to collapse and allowing childen to fall out of the beds.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Northern Bedroom's Inc., of Oxford, Maine, is recalling about 2,800 wooden bunk beds. The top bunk does not have guardrails on both sides. A child could fall or become entrapped between the wall and the mattress if there are not guardrails on the top bunk.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents and caregivers about the dangers of placing babies to sleep in adult beds. A CPSC study published in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine found that placing babies to sleep in adult beds puts them at risk of suffocation or strangulation. This is a danger of which many parents and caregivers are unaware. The study revealed an average 64 deaths per year to babies under the age of 2 years placed to sleep in adult beds, including waterbeds and daybeds.
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Two product safety recalls were conducted by firms in cooperation with the CPSC. W.C. Redmon Co., of Peru, Ind., is recalling about 1,800 "Cuddle Me Close" bedside cradles for repair. The legs on the cradles can become loose and can separate, causing the cradle to tip. Menard Inc. of Eau Claire, Wis., is recalling about 8,000 "Henry" Gym Sets, model #68. It includes two swings and a glider. If assembled incorrectly, the glider support tube on these gym sets could bend or break, causing the riders to fall or be thrown from the glider.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), five bunk bed manufacturers are recalling more than 37,000 wooden bunk beds. The beds have spaces on the top bunk that present potential entrapment and strangulation hazards to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap a child's head.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lexington Furniture Industries of Lexington, N.C., is recalling about 58,000 wooden bunk beds. If the top bunk bed is mis-assembled, there could be a space between the end of the mattress and the end of the bed on the top bunk. This space could be large enough for a child's body to fall through, but small enough to entrap a child's head.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), five bunk bed manufacturers and importers are voluntarily recalling about 16,500 wooden and metal bunk beds. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk that present a potential entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap the child's head.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), five bunk bed manufacturers are recalling approximately 3,100 wooden and metal bunk beds. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk that present a potential entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap a child's head.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC), five bunk bed manufacturers are recalling approximately 100,000 wooden bunk beds. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk that present a potential entrapment hazard to oung children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small nough to entrap the child's head.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), three bunk bed manufacturers and importers are recalling over 31,400 wooden bunk beds. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk that present a potential entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap the child's head.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that with the Department of Justice it is suing Cosco Inc. of Columbus, Ind., for failing to report to the agency dozens of consumer complaints of serious safety hazards with the company's toddler beds and guardrails. CPSC has filed two lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis seeking up to $2.5 million in civil penalties, the maximum amount permitted by law.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and 10 bunk bed manufacturers and importers announced today the recall of over 41,000 wooden bunk beds. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk which may present a potential entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap the child's head.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is announcing a recall program to retrofit approximately 5,000 wooden bunk beds manufactured and distributed by Catalina Furniture Company Inc. of Fullerton, Calif. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk, which may present an entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap the child's head. The program affects Catalina Model No. 3892 bunk beds manufactured prior to January 1, 1995.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and 11 bunk bed manufacturers jointly announced today a recall program for more than 320,000 wooden bunk beds. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk which may present a potential entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap the child's head. This recall program is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury and death.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), El Rancho Furniture of Lutts, Tenn., now owned by Seffi Industries Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., is recalling approximately 10,000-14,000 wooden bunk beds after a two-year-old child died in Lake Worth, Fla., when his head got caught between the mattress and the guardrail of the bed. The space between the mattress frame and guard rail was large enough for the child's body to pass through but small enough to catch the child's head.
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As part of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC)ongoing investigation of tubular metal bunk beds, CPSC, in cooperation with the following companies, is recalling approximately 11,000 metal bunk beds. The upper level of the recalled beds can separate from the frame causing the bed to collapse and possibly injure an occupant in the bed.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Cosco, Inc., Columbus, Indiana, is voluntarily recalling some of its toddler bed guard rails. The recalled guard rails have a 3/4-inch tubular metal frame and two thin horizontal rods within the frame. The metal toddler bed guard rails were sold as part of Cosco tubular metal toddler beds (model 10T23 and 10T33) and also sold separately as Cosco model 10T71. Cosco toddler bed guard rails with three thin horizontal rods within the bed rail frame, and Cosco bed rails for full size beds, are not involved in this recall. The two-rod version being recalled was manufactured between August 1, 1991 and June 10, 1992. They were sold in stores nationwide during that period and for a while thereafter.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), International Express Manufacturing (IEM), Commerce, California, is voluntarily offering a repair or replacement of certain children's tubular metal frame bunk beds. The upper level can fall causing the bunk bed to collapse. Collapse of the top bunk could result in injury to an occupant on the bed.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced a recall of tubular metal bunk beds imported and distributed by the MPC Trading Company, El Monte, California. The upper bed can fall unexpectedly, causing the bunk bed to collapse. Collapse of the top bunk could result in injury to a person in the bed. MPC Trading Company is currently out of business and the owners of the company are believed to have left the country.
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World Imports Ltd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily providing free corner kits to reinforce approximately 930 of their twin/full-size C-shaped children's bunkbeds. The beds were distributed to stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware from August 1992 through October 1993. The models needing the free cornerkits are: 02-2332 (red), 02-2343 (white), 02-2354 (blue), and 02-2365 (black). The beds use twin-size mattresses on the top bunks and full-size mattresses on the bottoms. They have "C" shaped headboard and footboard frames. No other World Imports Ltd. beds need the free corner kit.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Gold Key Enterprises, Arlington, TX, is voluntarily providing reinforcement brackets for their children's tubular metal bunk beds. The upper level can fall unexpectedly causing the bunk beds to collapse.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Bernards, Inc., Highpoint, NC, is voluntarily providing reinforcement brackets for certain children's tubular metal bunk beds. The upper level can fall unexpectedly, potentially causing injury to anyone on the bed.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Fashion Bed Group (previously known as Berkshire Furniture Company), Chicago, IL, is voluntarily providing reinforcement brackets for certain children's tubular metal frame bunk beds. The upper level bunk can fall causing the bed to collapse. Collapse of the upper bunk could result in injury to an occupant on the bed.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), S&A Imports, Inc., Apopka, FL, is voluntarily providing reinforcement brackets for certain children's tubular metal frame bunk beds. The upper level can fall unexpectedly, causing the bunk bed to collapse. Collapse of the top bunk could result in injury to an occupant on the bed.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, has recalled certain tubular metal frame bunk beds. The upper level may collapse and possibly result in an injury to an occupant on the bed.
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The L. Powell Company Inc., Culver City, CA, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily providing a free corner kit to reinforce certain distinctive C-shaped children's tubular metal bunk beds imported and distributed by the company. According to Powell, the upper bunk on these beds could fall suddenly --usually after squeaking or creaking that consumers may not recognize as warning sounds -- causing the bunk bed to collapse. Powell's action responds to a CPSC bunk bed industry safety alert. The Powell Company has received 36 reports of "C" beds collapsing, including five reports of injury. Powell imported and distributed about 23,400 "C" beds to stores from June 1992 through March 31, 1993. A large percentage of the beds were sold by Pace Membership Warehouse, Inc. and Costco Wholesale.
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