Product Recall Number: 16-222
Why was Marquesa dressers and nightstands recalled?
The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not properly anchored to the wall, posing a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or injuries to children.
Product Recall Number: 16-222
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-07-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Marquesa dressers and nightstands
Description: The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not properly anchored to the wall.
Hazard Description: The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not properly anchored to the wall, posing a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or injuries to children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 1,700
Incidents: Bernhardt has received two reports of the furniture tipping over when the drawers were opened, including one injury to an adult involving an arm bruise and neck stiffness.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using any recalled dressers and nightstands that are not properly anchored to the wall and place them into an area that children cannot access. Contact the store where purchased or Bernhardt for a free counterweight repair kit including a wall anchor. Bernhardt is offering a free in-home installation of the counterweight repair kit with a wall anchor.
Sold At: "Independent furniture stores nationwide from March 2015 through May 2016 for between $2,000 and $4,200."
Importers: Bernhardt Furniture Company, of Lenoir, N.C.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: "Bernhardt Furniture Company, of Lenoir, N.C."
Manufactured In: Vietnam
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed