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Product Recall Number: 94-019

Why was Rosalco high gloss, tubular metal frame, twin size/full size children's bunk beds recalled?

The bunk bed may unexpectedly collapse during use. Bed occupants may be injured by the falling upper bunk.

Rosalco high gloss, tubular metal frame, twin size/full size children's bunk beds
Here's product recall specific data for Rosalco high gloss, tubular metal frame, twin size/full size children's bunk beds.

  • Product Recall Number: 94-019

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 1993-12-02

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Rosalco high gloss, tubular metal frame, twin size/full size children's bunk beds

  • Description: PRODUCT: Approximately 175,000 high gloss, tubular metal frame, twin size/full size children's bunk bed, Rosalco models 3007 (red), 3027 (blue), 3207 (white), and 3227 (black) sold from January 1990 to present. (Twin size on top; full size on bottom.) Also metal frame twin size/twin size bunk beds, Rosalco models 3006 (red), 3026 (blue) 3206 (white, and 3226 (black). All beds have rectangular mattress support side rails measuring 1 inch by 2 inches.PROBLEM: The bunk bed may unexpectedly collapse during use. Bed occupants may be injured by the falling upper bunk.WHAT TO DO: Stop using affected beds as bunk beds immediately. Discard or destroy the products. Firm is out of business.WASHINGTON, DC - CPSC, Rosalco, Inc., Jeffersonville, IN, has warned of a hazard regarding certain children's tubular metal frame bunk beds. The upper level can fall unexpectedly causing the bunk bed to collapse.Rosalco, Inc., an Indiana importer, has sold about 175,000 such beds since January 1990 in retail stores nationwide. The beds sold for approximately $150 to $300 each. Rosalco has received about 150 reports of these beds breaking; including 10 reports of alleged injury when the beds failed. The Company is out of business. Immediately stop use of these beds.The bunk beds subject to this problem (models 3006, 3007, 3026, 3027, 3206, 3207, 3226 and 3227) have metal frames made of hollow painted tubes. The glossy painted frame can be either red, blue, white or black. The beds use a standard twin size mattress on the top bunk and either a twin or full size mattress on the bottom bunk. The beds have a total of 18 crossbars to support the mattresses. The two rectangular mattress support side rails are 1 inch wide and 2 inches high, and a metal ladder attaches to the side of the bed as a separate unit.Rosalco sold slightly different versions of the bunk bed models listed above that are not subject to the problem. These beds have mattress support side rails that measure 1 1/2 inches by 3/4 inches. Only beds with side rails measuring 1 inch by 2 inches are subject to the problem.Consumers should immediately stop using affected beds as bunk beds. To determine if you have a Rosalco bed, contact the retailer to determine the importer or manufacturer of the bed. Firm is out of business. Consumers should discard or destroy the affected beds.Since December 1992, Rosalco had been distributing bunk beds with a different reinforcement bracket kit. Since the Company included these beds in its affected beds program, consumers should also discontinue use of these bunk beds.The CPSC is investigating numerous other importers and manufacturers of metal bunk beds that may present a similar risk of collapsing. To date, firms have received over 300 complaints of defective bunk beds industry-wide. CPSC urges all consumers to inspect all eight mattress support corners of all metal bunk beds for breaks or cracks in the paint and metal around the weld. Consumers should stop using damaged bunk beds and contact the retailer, manufacturer, or importer. To assist CPSC in its continuing bunk bed investigations, consumers are urged to call the CPSC toll-free hotline weekdays at (800) 638-2772 to report incidents or injuries involving metal bunk beds. A teletypewriter for the hearing impaired is available at (800) 638-8270.

  • Hazard Description: The bunk bed may unexpectedly collapse during use. Bed occupants may be injured by the falling upper bunk.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available

  • Units: Approximately 175,000

  • Incidents: Rosalco has received about 150 reports of these beds breaking; including 10 reports of alleged injury when the beds failed.

  • Remedy: Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

  • Sold At: None Listed

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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