Pali Design Recalls Children’s Furniture Due to Tip-Over, Impact, Suffocation Hazards

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recall w/Health Canada

 

Recall Date: June 9, 2015

Recall Number: 15-160

Pali Design Recalls Children’s Furniture Due to Tip-Over, Impact, Suffocation Hazards

 

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Pali-Design-Recalls-Childrens-Furniture/    

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product:  Children’s furniture

 

Hazard: The plastic restraint strap used to attach armoires, combos, dressers and hutches to a wall can break and allow the unit to tip over.  Falling furniture can result in a wide range of injuries to young children, from soft tissue bruising to broken bones, head injuries and death by suffocation when a child is pinned under a heavy piece of furniture.

 

Remedy: Repair
Consumers should immediately place the recalled armoires, combos, dressers or hutches out of the reach of young children and contact Pali Design for a free retrofit kit that contains newly designed restraint straps, mounting hardware and installation instructions.

 

Consumer Contact: Pali Design toll free at (866) 840-4140 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or online at www.pali-design.com and click on “Safety Notice for more information.

 

Recall Details

 

Units: About 18,000 in the U.S. and 2,160 in Canada

 

Description: This recall involves Pali Design armoires, combos, dressers and hutches sold separately or in the following collections: Karla Collection, Mantova Collection, Milano Collection, Salerno Collection, Volterra Collection, Wendy Collection and West Point Collection. The recall also includes a separate bookcase/hutch available in finishes to match the collections. The recalled furniture was manufactured from January 2006 to September 2010. Combos combine drawers and a cabinet in one unit.

 

 

The model number, product name and manufacture date are printed on a white sticker on the back of the units. The manufacture date is in the YYYY-MM-DD format. Units in the following collections, with the following model numbers and product names are being recalled:

 

Collection Name	Model Number/Product Name	Colors
Milano Collection	101 Milano Combo	Mocacchino, Natural/White
	107 Milano Armoire
Salerno Collection	201 Salerno Combo	White, Mocacchino, Sienna
	205 Salerno 5-Drawer Dresser
	206 Salerno 5-Drawer Dresser
West Point Collection	705 West Point 5-Drawer Dresser	Vintage Cherry, White
	706 West Point Double Dresser
	707 West Point Armoire
	709 West Point Hutch
Wendy Collection	801 Wendy Combo	Distressed Amber, Distressed White, Chocolate, Cognac
	805 Wendy 5-Drawer Dresser
	806 Wendy Double Dresser
	807 Wendy Armoire
	809 Wendy Hutch
Mantova Collection	1004 Mantova 4-Drawer Dresser	Chocolate, White
	1006 Mantova Double Dresser
Volterra Collection	1203 Volterra 3-Drawer Dresser	Vintage Cherry, Mocacchino, White
	1205 Volterra 5-Drawer Dresser
	1206 Volterra Double Dresser
Karla Collection	1504 Karla 4-Drawer Dresser	Cherry
	1506 Karla Double Dresser
Bookcase/Hutch	5555 Bookcase/Hutch	Vintage Cherry, Chocolate, Mocacchino, Sienna, White, Cognac

 

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of a restraint strap on a Wendy Double Dresser breaking and allowing the unit to tip over.  No injuries have been reported.

Sold at: Independent specialty stores nationwide, at Pequeno Angelito in San Juan, Puerto Rico and online from January 2006 to September 2010 for between $420 and $750. The Karla collection was sold exclusively in Babies R Us stores.

Importer: Pali Design Inc., of Canada

 

Manufacturer: Associate Yang Enterprise Co. Ltd., of Vietnam

 

Manufactured in: Vietnam

 

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2015/53597r-eng.php.

 

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