Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of product: Lea Panel, Loft and Bunk Beds
Hazard: The bed’s side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard.
Consumer Contact: Lea Industries; toll-free at (888) 770-7116, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.leaindustries.com and click on Recall for more information.
Recall Details
Units: About 59,200 in the U.S. and 4,200 in Canada
Description: This recall involves the side rails on 34 different Lea children’s bed collections, including loft, bunk and panel styles in twin, full and queen sizes. The wooden beds were sold in various wood finishes and paint colors, including black or white. The beds have two side mattress support rails connecting the headboard to the footboard and slats or a Bunkie board to support the mattress. Item numbers and purchase order numbers included in this recall are listed below. The date code, rail item number and purchase order number are located on a white label on the inside of one of the side rails. Date codes between August 2008 and March 2013, shown as 8-2008 through 3-2013, are included in this recall. Platform beds manufactured since 2010 are not included in this recall. Recalled bed names, item numbers and purchase order numbers include:
Item Number on Bed Rail |
Bed Collection Name |
Purchase Order Numbers |
012-023, 012-024 |
Haley |
IM92784 through IM94038 for all beds, except platform beds made since 2010 |
060-099, 060-975 |
Sponge Bob Surf Club |
|
070-099 |
Lea Elite Zoe |
|
085-076 |
Home Town |
|
134-099 |
Lea Elite Boutique |
|
139-076, 139-099 |
Lea Elite Logan County |
|
145-076, 145-099 |
Lea Elite Covington |
|
147-076, 147-099 |
Lea Elite Hannah |
|
148-076, 148-097, 148-099 149-076, 149-097, 149-099 |
Lea Elite Retreat |
|
203-091, 203-094, 203-097 |
Jessica McClintock |
|
207-963C, 207-963W |
Bunks and Lofts |
|
207-965C, 207-965W |
Bunks and Lofts |
|
228-091, 228-094, 228-097 |
Jessica McClintock-Cherry |
|
237-076, 237-097, 237-099 |
Americana |
|
302-076, 302-09C |
Jackson Creek |
|
342-064N, 342-076N |
My Place-Maple |
|
343-064N, 343-076N |
The Getaway-White |
|
505-09L |
Elation |
|
590-076, 590-076B, 590-076C, 590-076M, 590-076W, 590-088B, 590-088C, 590-088M, 590-088W |
My Style |
|
606-091 |
Emma’s Treasures |
|
618-076, 618-975 |
Austin |
|
625-076 |
Deer Run |
|
711-076, 711-091, 711-097 |
Freetime |
|
816-076, 816-091, 816-094, 816-097, 816-975 |
Lea Elite Classics |
|
826-076, 826-091, 826-094, 826-097, 826-975 |
Lea Elite Crossover |
|
846-091, 846-094, 846-097 |
Lea Elite Rhapsody |
|
856-076, 856-091, 856-094, 856-097, 856-923, 856-924 |
Lea Elite Expressions |
|
876-076, 876-091, 876-094, 876-097, 876-923, 876-924 |
Lea Elite Reflections |
|
906-076, 906-975 |
Dillon |
|
917-024 |
Midtown |
|
950-099, 950-939 |
Nick and Funtime |
|
960-097, 960-099, 960-923, 960-924 |
Tweennick |
|
970-091, 970-094 |
Teennick |
Incidents/Injuries: There have been 22 reports of incidents involving the recalled beds in the U.S. since 2009 and one in Canada. Two injuries were reported. In a 2009 incident in Madison, Wisconsin, an 11-year-old girl was placing a fitted sheet on the top bunk when the child, mattress and bed supports collapsed on her 6-year-old sister in the bed below. The 6 year old was treated at a hospital emergency department for a head injury involving a cut to her face.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the beds and contact Lea Industries to receive free replacement side rails for the beds.
Sold at: Direct Buy stores and furniture stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and various other websites from August 2008 through March 2013 for between $400 and $3,000.
Importer: Lea Industries, High Point, N.C.
Manufactured in: China and Vietnam
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.
Source: cpsc.gov