Bel Furniture · Recalled
Bel Furniture Recalls Barrington 5-Drawer Chests Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Bel Furniture (Recall Alert)
The recalled chests are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or serious injuries to children. The chests do not comply with the performance requirements of the voluntary industry standard ASTM F2057-14.
- Units
- About 90
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $250
- Remedy
- Refund
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves Barrington 5-Drawer Chests. The dresser is brown with silver drawer knobs. It measures 49 inches tall, 35 inches wide, and 19 inches deep. The dresser came with a sticker placed on the backside identifying it as the "Barrington 5-Drawer Chest" from the "Mollai Collection."
The file
- Sold at
- Bel Furniture stores throughout Texas and online at www.belfurniture.com from October 2014 through July 2016 for about $250.
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- Malaysia
- Recalled by
- Bel Furniture Inc., of Houston, Texas
Incident log
Bel Furniture has received one report of the chest tipping over and injuring a child.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the 5-Drawer Chests and contact Bel Furniture for a full refund with free pick-up of the dresser or consumers can return the drawer slides for free and dispose of the dresser, or for a free installation of tip-over restraints by Bel Furniture. Bel Furniture is contacting all purchasers directly.
Bel Furniture collect at 832-358-8899 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at recall@belfurniture.com or online at www.belfurniture.com and click on "Recall Alert" for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.