CPSCJune 16, 2011consumer

Child's Entrapment Death Prompts Big Lots Recall of Metal Futon Bunk Beds

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The hazard

Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. Also, the space between the last rung on the bunk bed's ladder and the futon mattress is too small, which can allow a child's body to pass through, but not the head, posing a head and neck entrapment hazard.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using these bunk beds and contact Big Lots for a free repair kit that contains new ladders and other parts that consumers can install at home.

Brands named

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Recall history

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