American Mattress Manufacturing Recalls Renovated Mattresses Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard
Recall 13068 · Dec 13, 2012 · American Mattress Manufacturing
1,500
units affected
1,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13068
- Date
- Dec 13, 2012
- Company
- American Mattress Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 1,500
- Product
- Mattresses and mattresses with foundations
- Product type
- Mattresses
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
This recall involves American Mattress Manufacturing's renovated (rebuilt) twin, full, queen and king-size mattresses, and mattresses with built-in Bunkie boards. The used mattresses were stripped to the springs and rebuilt by American Mattress Manufacturing in a variety of fabrics and colors. The recalled mattresses have a yellow tag with "American Mattress Mfg. Co., 1899 Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30315." Rebuilt mattresses with a federal tag, indicating they meet the federal mattress flammability standard, are not included in this recall.
What can happen
The mattresses fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should immediately contact American Mattress Manufacturing and arrange to have the recalled mattress sets picked up, rebuilt to be compliant with the federal flammability standards and returned to the consumer.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- Bren-Wil Mattress Wholesale, Millbrook, Ala.; AandR Furniture, Macon, Ga.; Ahnn's Mattress, Hampton, Ga.; Blair Village Pawn Shop, Atlanta, Ga.; EandS Mattress Discount, Columbus, Ga.; General Furnishing, Loganville, Ga.; HRC Furniture, Jackson, Ga.; Mattress for Less, Macon, Ga.; Mattress 4...
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled mattresses and mattresses with foundations?
Consumers should immediately contact American Mattress Manufacturing and arrange to have the recalled mattress sets picked up, rebuilt to be compliant with the federal flammability standards and returned to the consumer.
What is the hazard?
The mattresses fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.