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CPSC, Pottery Barn Kids Inc. Announce Recall of Bunk Beds
Recalled October 17, 2000 · CPSC recall 01015 · Pottery Barn Kids
Hazard
The side rail and guardrails on these beds can break, causing the bed to collapse and allowing childen to fall out of the beds.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the bunk beds and contact Pottery Barn Kids to schedule a home pick-up. The firm will refund the purchase price, including shipping, and provide a $200 gift certificate.
Units
About 200
Incidents / injuries
Pottery Barn has received two reports of beds collapsing. Two 3-year-old girls suffered minor scrapes and bruises in separate incidents.
Description
The bunk beds are made of pine in white or honey, and are identified in the Pottery Barn Kids catalog by model numbers 3443082 or 3443090.
What to do
Consumers should stop using the bunk beds and contact Pottery Barn Kids to schedule a home pick-up. The firm will refund the purchase price, including shipping, and provide a $200 gift certificate.
Contact
For additional information, contact Pottery Barn Kids at (800) 671-8312 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Saturday.
Product
Stinson Bunk Beds
Manufacturer(s)
Pottery Barn Kids Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Retailers
The recalled bunk beds were sold through Pottery Barn Furniture Outlets in Leesburg, Va.; Memphis, Tenn.; Dawsonville, Ga.; and Jeffersonville, Ohio; and nationwide, through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog, from September 1999 through July 2000, for about $1,100.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →