Recall: Wooden Bunk Beds Recalled by Lexington Furniture

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued August 19, 1998, Last revised January 22, 2008 Release # 98-153

Company Phone Number: (336) 474-5300 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063

Note: Telephone number change.

CPSC, Lexington Furniture Announce Recall of Wooden Bunk Beds

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lexington Furniture Industries of Lexington, N.C., is recalling about 58,000 wooden bunk beds. If the top bunk bed is mis-assembled, there could be a space between the end of the mattress and the end of the bed on the top bunk. This space could be large enough for a child's body to fall through, but small enough to entrap a child's head.

Lexington Furniture has received one report of a child falling through the space between the end of the mattress and the end of the bed when set up as a twin bed. No injury was reported.

To determine whether there is a space large enough to entrap a child, consumers should slide the mattress to either end of the top bunk and measure the space between the end of the mattress and the end of the bed. There should be no space of 3-1/2 inches or more between the end of the mattress and the end of the bed.

The recalled bunk beds are twin size with the following brand names: Lexington, Devan, Young-Hinkle, Dixie and Henry Link. In most cases the brand names are stenciled on the inside frame of the bed. In a few instances, the following model names and numbers appear on the inside frame of the bed:



The beds were sold in furniture stores and department stores with furniture departments nationwide from January 1980 through August 1997 for approximately $200 to $1,200.

Consumers should inspect the top bunk to determine whether a space of 3-1/2 inches or more exists between the end of the mattress and the end of the bed. If such a space exists, consumers should stop using the bed and call Lexington for a free modification kit to close the gap. If consumers are unsure about the instructions for installing the repair kit or need help identifying whether their bunk bed is involved in this recall, they should call Lexington at (336) 474-5300 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.