The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·13195·Announced 2013-05-21

Lea Industries Recalls Children's Beds Due to Side Rail Breakage Hazard

Lea Industries is recalling approximately 63,400 children's panel, loft, and bunk beds because the side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (fall hazard) where injury has been reported (two injuries, one requiring hospital treatment), but no deaths or serious injuries are reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Lea Industries is recalling approximately 59,200 children's panel, loft, and bunk beds in the U.S. and 4,200 in Canada. The recall involves 34 different bed collections, including loft, bunk, and panel styles in twin, full, and queen sizes. The wooden beds were sold in various finishes and paint colors. The specific hazard is that the bed's side mattress support rails can break, which poses a fall hazard.

Since 2009, there have been 22 reports of incidents involving the recalled beds in the U.S. and one in Canada. Two injuries were reported. In one incident in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2009, an 11-year-old girl was placing a fitted sheet on the top bunk when the child, mattress, and bed supports collapsed onto her 6-year-old sister in the bed below. The 6-year-old was treated at a hospital emergency department for a head injury involving a cut to her face.

The beds were sold at Direct Buy stores, furniture stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and various other websites from August 2008 through March 2013 for between $400 and $3,000. Consumers should immediately stop using the beds and contact Lea Industries to receive free replacement side rails. The date code, rail item number, and purchase order number are located on a white label on the inside of one of the side rails. Date codes between August 2008 and March 2013 are included in this recall. Platform beds manufactured since 2010 are not included.

The recalled product

Product
Lea Panel, Loft and Bunk Beds
Manufacturer
Lea Industries, High Point, N.C.
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture (Children)
Hazard
Affected units
59,200

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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