Brawny bunk bed
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Sears is offering a free safety modification kit for Brawny bunk beds following a second fatal accident in which a mattress assembly fell on a young child. A 21-month-old Pennsylvania child died in September 1985 when the mattress assembly dislodged while the beds were set up as twin beds without cross wires to prevent the mattress from falling through the frame. A similar fatal accident had occurred in December 1983 involving a two-year-old in Denver. The modification kit, which consists of four metal cross wires, was designed to prevent the mattress assembly from falling through the bed frame.
According to the recall notice, affected consumers should contact Sears to obtain the free modification kit by calling 800-831-5551, or for customers in Illinois, 800-323-0366. Consumers can also visit their nearest Sears retail or catalog outlet. The kits will be shipped free of charge directly from the manufacturer to the consumer's home.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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March 24, 1986 Release # 86-022 Second Death Moves Sears To Step Up Brawny Bed Recall As a result of a second fatal accident involving a Brawny bunk bed, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Sears, Roebuck and Co. is notifying customers of the availability of a free safety modification kit for the beds. The recently reported second death involved a 21-month-old Pennsylvania child reportedly playing under a Brawny bunk bed with his 3-year-old brother in September 1985. The mattress assembly was dislodged and fell on the younger child. The bunk beds were set up as twin beds at the time of the accident, but did not have cross wires to prevent the mattress assembly from falling through the bed frame. In December 1983, a two-year-old Denver boy died under similar circumstances. In February 1985, Sears advertised the availability of a modification kit in newspapers nationwide and through signs in its retail and catalog outlets. Only about 25,000 of about 112,000 Brawny owners have ordered the modification kit. Sears will use national magazine advertisements and warning posters in its outlets to notify customers of the modification kit's availability. The free modification kit was developed to help prevent the mattress assembly from falling through the bed frame. It consists of four metal cross wires. Two cross wires are to be securely fastened from one side rail to the other on each bed.Customers who have a Brawny bunk bed which does not have cross wires securely screwed onto the side rails can obtain a free modification kit by calling 800-831-5551 or their nearest Sears retail or catalog outlet. in Illinois only, customers should call 800-323-0366. The kits will be shipped free of charge from the manufacturer directly to consumer
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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