Cosco Youth Options Dressers and Chifferobes Recalled for Tipover Hazard

Plain-English summary

Ridgewood Inc. and Charleswood Inc. are warning consumers in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that certain Cosco Youth Options chifferobes and four-drawer dressers may pose a serious tipover hazard. The affected units include chifferobes (combination dresser/wardrobes) and four-drawer dressers sold under the "Cosco Youth Options" brand name. The specific model numbers involved are 80813 and 88813 for chifferobes, and 80413 and 88413 for four-drawer dressers.

The furniture may become unstable and tip over if heavy objects are placed in the top drawers, if several drawers are open at the same time, or if a child climbs on the unit. If the furniture tips over, it could fall on a child, causing serious injury such as fractures, internal injuries, or suffocation. The companies have received reports of one chifferobe tipover and 11 dresser tipover incidents, with the chifferobe incident and two of the dresser tipovers allegedly involving serious injuries to children.

Approximately 585,000 chifferobes and 309,000 four-drawer dressers were sold nationwide since 1991 by leading department stores and juvenile furniture stores, including Wal-Mart and Kmart. The chifferobes cost approximately $89 to $109, and the four-drawer dressers cost approximately $79 to $89. Consumers are urged to remove the feet/glides to greatly reduce the risk of tipover. For more information, consumers should call the companies' hotline at (800) 314-9327.

The recalled product

Product

CPSC, Ridgewood Inc., And Charleswood Inc. Announce Warning On Cosco Youth Options Chifferobe, Four-Drawer Dresser

Manufacturer

Kmart

Category

Consumer Product — Children's Furniture

Hazard

• tipover
• crush-injury
• suffocation

Distribution

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