The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·99018·Announced 1998-11-10

Five Manufacturers Recall Wooden Bunk Beds Due to Entrapment Hazards

Five manufacturers are recalling over 37,000 wooden bunk beds because spaces on the top bunk pose entrapment and strangulation risks to young children.

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 (bunk beds) with a known history of fatalities in similar products, but the source explicitly states CPSC is not aware of any deaths associated with these specific recalled units, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported for the specific batch.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and five manufacturers are recalling more than 37,000 wooden bunk beds. The affected products include models from Fine Pine, New England Woodcraft, J.I.M. Manufacturing, I.E.M. Furniture, and Padilla's Furniture. These beds were sold between 1986 and 1998 through flea markets and specialty or furniture stores, including Workbench furniture store.

The recall is due to spaces on the top bunk that present potential entrapment and strangulation hazards to young children. The gaps are large enough for a child's body to pass through but small enough to trap a child's head. While CPSC is not aware of any deaths associated with these specific recalled beds, 39 children have died since 1990 from becoming entrapped in similar bunk beds. The manufacturers are participating in the recall to meet voluntary ASTM safety standards that require spaces on the top bunk to be less than 3.5 inches.

Consumers should stop using the recalled beds immediately. They should call the specific manufacturer to obtain a replacement guardrail, retrofit kit, or instructions to eliminate the hazard. Manufacturers will also send permanent labels warning against placing children under the age of 6 on the upper bunk. If consumers are unsure of the manufacturer or have questions, they should contact the CPSC Hotline at (800) 638-2772.

The recalled product

Product
Fine Pine wooden bunk beds
Manufacturer
Padilla's Furniture
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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