Children's furniture
CPSC Recall #15-160 — June 9, 2015
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