Childcraft furniture plastic tip restraint kits can break, posing tip-over risk
About 15,616 plastic tip restraint kits supplied with Childcraft furniture sold by School Specialty are being recalled because the straps can break or degrade.
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: Risk-of-harm product where the hazard is tip-over and entrapment and no injuries have yet been reported, which the rubric places at High.
Plain-English summary
Plastic tip restraint kits, also referred to as furniture straps, that were included in Childcraft furniture sold by School Specialty are being recalled. The furniture shipped with two plastic tip restraint kits in the box along with installation instructions. About 15,616 kits are affected.
The recalled plastic tip restraints can break or degrade, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards. Should the defective restraints break, consumers could be at risk of serious injuries or death. The CPSC notice describes this as a hidden defect. No injuries have been reported.
The Childcraft furniture that included the recalled kits was sold through School Specialty stores nationwide and online at www.schoolspecialty.com from July 2024 through December 2025.
Consumers should stop using the recalled plastic tip restraints immediately and contact School Specialty for a free replacement tip restraint kit made of stainless steel, and should keep children away from any furniture secured with the recalled restraints.
The recalled product
- Product
- Plastic Tip Restraint Kits
- Hazard
- tip-over
- entrapment
- component-failure
- no-injuries-reported
- Affected units
- 15,616
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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