Dorel Asia Recalls to Repair Bunk Beds Due to Collapse and Fall Hazards

Wooden bunk beds

Date of Recall
2011-05-05

CPSC Release Number
11-214

Manufactured In
Vietnam

Company Phone Number
(800) 295-1980

Units
About 445,000 in the United States and 21,700 in Canada

Manufacturer
Dorel Asia SRL, of Barbados

Sold By
Walmart, Kmart and Target stores and online at www.walmart.com, www.kmart.com and www.target.com from September 2004 through September 2009 for about $190.

Problem/Hazard
The wooden side rails that run from the headboard to the footboard and hold the bunk bed’s mattress in place can split and cause the bunk bed to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Injuries/Incidents
CPSC and Dorel Asia have received 23 reports of the side rails cracking or breaking, including seven reports of minor bruises or abrasions.

Description
The model number, date of manufacture, "Made in Vietnam" and the firm's phone number are printed on a white label located on one of the bunk bed rails. Some of the labels include the name "Dorel Asia SRL." Only the following models, colors and manufacturing date ranges are included in this recall to repair:

Model Number Color Manufacture Date Range
TG2070 (242/07/1472) Espresso 07-2008 to 12-2008
TG2070-1CE (249/13/0024) Espresso 08-2008 to 12-2008
TG2070W (242/07/1468) White 06-2008 to 11-2008
WM1848 Pine 08-2006 to 07-2007
WM1848R Pine 07-2007 to 12-2007
WM1848R2 Pine 01-2008 to 02-2009
WM1848R2DC Pine 07-2008 to 03-2009
DA1026W White 07-2004 to 01-2008
DA1026RW White 03-2008 to 03-2009
DA1026P Pine 08-2004 to 01-2008
DA1026RP Pine 03-2008 to 03-2009

Remedy
Consumers should immediately contact Dorel Asia to receive a free repair kit. Until consumers obtain and install the repair kit, consumers should take down the bunk beds and only use them as separate twin beds.

Consumer Contact
For additional information, contact Dorel Asia at (800) 295-1980 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.dorelasia.com

Recall Comments

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26
Jul

Posted by Lori


7/26/12 11:16AM

I purchased this bed just over a year ago and only just now discovered the recall. This bed is junk. Pieces keep breaking. Bolts do not stay tight. On the first day a side rail broke in half (not a safety rail.. the side rail from the frame). The slats under the mattress break just by sitting on the bed. We have never used it as a bunkbed. Thank god! Slats snapping in half and causing the mattress to sag would have killed the child below either by impalement or crushing. My kids do not horse play on beds. They are just that cheaply made. It has cost me more to fix it than it would to buy a new set. By the time I am finished fixing it, they will be completely homemade.

13
Nov

Posted by Anonymous


11/13/11 11:38PM

these beds should be compleatley recalled the wood that hold the mattress splits and the screws strip and come out causing the bed to be useless i have a set right now and the head-bored to the top is coming off and almost all the boreds that hold the mattress are split not to mention the safety rail at the top these are a serious hazard after a year of owning them i have to buy new ones!!!!!