United bunk beds
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
United Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. is providing a free safety modification kit for certain bunk bed models due to a collapse hazard. The mattress and foundation on United bunk beds sold without cross wires may collapse, potentially causing injury or death to occupants or children playing underneath. Four children have died in similar incidents involving other manufacturers' bunk beds. United Furniture manufactures three models (#500, #600, and #700) sold east of the Mississippi since April 1984, with approximately 20,000 units distributed. Bunk beds sold after February 1985 may have cross wires only on the upper berth, but two cross wires per berth are necessary to prevent collapse.
To determine if your bed is affected, consumers should examine whether ledges attached to the side rails are the only means of support for the mattress and foundation on either berth. If so, affected consumers should call United Furniture collect at 803-879-7373 to request a free modification kit. The CPSC toll-free hotline is available at 800-638-CPSC for additional safety information, with a teletypewriter number (301) 595-7054 for hearing-impaired consumers.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Collapse
Bunk Bed Repair by United Furniture NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 1987 Release # 87-072 United Furniture to Provide Bunk Bed Modification Kit WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, United Furniture Manufacturing, Inc., is providing consumers a free safety modification kit for their bunk beds. On United bunk beds sold without cross wires, the mattress and foundation may collapse causing injury or death to a bed occupant or to a child playing under a bed. The Commission is aware of four deaths of children which occurred where the mattress and foundation of bunk beds became dislodged and fell on them. The bunk beds in these incidents were not manufactured by United Furniture. However, bunk beds sold by United Furniture have a mattress support system similar to three of the beds involved in the incidents. United Furniture manufactures three difference models of bunk beds: #500, #600 and #700. On models #600 and #700, the berths can be switched, resulting in either berth being the upper or lower unit. The berths on model #500 can not be separated. The firm's name is found only on the state law tag attached to mattresses. Since many beds are sold without mattresses, see the attached pictures for identification of the bunk beds. Retail prices for the beds range from about $139.00 for the model #500 to about $270.00 for the model #700. Approximately 20,000 bunk beds were manufactured and sold east of the Mississippi since April 1984. Bunk beds sold after February 1985 may have two cross wires on the upper berth only. Two cross wires per each berth are necessary to prevent mattress collapse whether used as a bunk or as two single beds. Consumers should examine their bunk beds. If ledges attached to the bunk bed side rails are the only means of support for the mattress and foundation on either berth, they should call United Furniture collect at 803-879-7373 for a free modification kit. To report an unsafe consumer product or receive safety information, consumers may call the CPSC toll-free hotline number at 800-638-CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing impaired is (301) 595-7054.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.