The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·25028·Announced 2024-10-31

Manhattan Comfort Floating Wall Theater Panels Recall Due to Fall Injury Risk

Manhattan Comfort is recalling about 46,750 floating wall theater entertainment centers because panels can detach and fall when not properly installed with toggle bolts or safety screws. The firm has received 51 reports of panels detaching, including three minor injuries.

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 (panels that can fall and injure consumers), and while three minor injuries have been reported (scrapes and bruising), the hazard is predominantly installation-related rather than an inherent product defect. This fits the rubric criterion for High severity: risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported as a widespread or severe pattern, combined with confirmed but minor injury reports.

Plain-English summary

Manhattan Comfort Inc. is recalling approximately 46,750 Floating Wall Theater Entertainment Centers and Panels, sold under model names Cabrini 1.8, Cabrini 2.2, City 1.8, City 2.2, and Utopia. The units are wall-mounted MDF panels sold in white gloss, black gloss, maple cream, off-white, and nut brown finishes.

The panels pose an injury hazard when installed improperly. When attached to drywall without toggle bolts, the panels can detach and fall. Similarly, when the bottom panel is attached to any wall surface without the included safety screw, it can detach and fall, creating an injury risk.

The firm has received 51 reports of panels detaching, including three minor injuries such as scrapes and bruising. The products were sold online through Wayfair, Home Depot, Target, ShopHQ, Walmart, Overstock, Macy's, Lowe's, ATG Stores, Unbeatable Sales, JET, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dropship Central, 123 Stores, OJ Commerce, Hayneedle, Cymax, and Houzz between March 2015 and March 2024, priced between $380 and $1,465.

Consumers who have installed the panels without toggle bolts should clear the space underneath and around the unit and avoid using it, then contact Manhattan Comfort for free repairs that include toggle bolts and installation instructions. Those whose bottom panels lack the safety screw should stop using the unit and contact Manhattan Comfort for a replacement safety screw and installation instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Manhattan Comfort Floating Wall Theater Entertainment Centers and Panels
Manufacturer
Manhattan Comfort Inc., of Dayton, New Jersey
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture / Wall-Mounted Entertainment Centers
Hazard
  • fall-injury
  • panel-detachment
  • installation-error
Affected units
46,750

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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