Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
The welds that secure the upper bunk can come apart, causing the upper bunk to collapse, posing fall and injury hazards.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled upper bunk and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a free repair kit with reinforcement brackets or a full refund.
Hazard (from the official notice)
The welds that secure the upper bunk can come apart, causing the upper bunk to collapse, posing fall and injury hazards.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled upper bunk and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a free repair kit with reinforcement brackets or a full refund. Zinus is contacting all purchasers directly.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall involves three models of Zinus' metal bunk beds. The OPLBB model is a black twin-over-twin bed whose bed posts have a square cross section. The RPBB model is a blue twin-over-twin bed whose bed posts have a circular cross section. The NTBB model is a gray twin-over-full bed whose bed posts have a circular cross section. All models have ladders built into both the head and foot of the bed. The model number is printed on a label on the horizontal bar of the guard rail of the upper bunk.
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Refund
Repair
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
The firm has received 13 reports of the bunk bed welds coming apart including three reports of multiple welds simultaneously failing. Of the 13 reports received, three resulted in bumps and bruises after the consumer fell to the floor from the upper bunk when the welds failed.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
Online at www.amazon.com, www.walmart.com, www.wayfair.com, www.overstock.com, www.homedepot.com and www.zinus.com from December 2016 through January 2020 for between $90 and $240.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
Zinus at 800-613-1225 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at retrofit@zinusinc.com or online at www.zinus.com and click on “Bunk Bed Recall” under the Support category for more information.
- Product: Zinus metal bunk beds
- Importer: Zinus Inc., of Tracy, Calif.; Zinus Inc., of Republic of Korea
- Distributor: Amazon, of Seattle, Wash.
- Units (from the official notice): About 26,000
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): China
- Recall date: Nov 12, 2020
- Recall number: 21-707
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
