Product Recall Number: 21-764
Why was Barrington 5-Drawer Chests recalled?
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.
Product Recall Number: 21-764
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2021-07-22
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Barrington 5-Drawer Chests
Description: 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.”
Hazard Description: 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.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund, Repair
Units: About 90
Incidents: Bel Furniture has received one report of the chest tipping over and injuring a child.
Remedy: 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.
Sold At: Bel Furniture stores throughout Texas and online at www.belfurniture.com from October 2014 through July 2016 for about $250.
Importers: Bel Furniture Inc., of Houston, Texas
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Malaysia
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed