Children's furniture

CPSC Recall #15-160 — June 9, 2015

Recall #15-160 Date: June 9, 2015 Remedy: Repair

Product

Children's furniture

Description

The plastic restraint strap used to attach the furniture to a wall can break and allow the unit to tip over onto a child.

Hazard

The plastic restraint strap used to attach armoires, combos, dressers and hutches to a wall can break and allow the unit to tip over. Falling furniture can result in a wide range of injuries to young children, from soft tissue bruising to broken bones, head injuries and death by suffocation when a child is pinned under a heavy piece of furniture.

Incidents / Injuries

The firm has received one report of a restraint strap on a Wendy Double Dresser breaking and allowing the unit to tip over.  No injuries have been reported.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately place the recalled armoires, combos, dressers or hutches out of the reach of young children and contact Pali Design for a free retrofit kit that contains newly designed restraint straps, mounting hardware and installation instructions.

Units Affected

About 18,000 in the U.S. and 2,160 in Canada

Sold At

Independent specialty stores nationwide, at Pequeno Angelito in San Juan, Puerto Rico and online from January 2006 to September 2010 for between $420 and $750. The Karla collection was sold exclusively in Babies R Us stores.

Manufacturer

Associate Yang Enterprise Co. Ltd., of Vietnam

Importer

Pali Design Inc., of Canada

Manufactured In

Vietnam