Children's Wooden Storage Rack Recalled By Jetmax International Following Child's Death
Recall 08085 · Nov 16, 2007 · Jetmax International Ltd.
36,000
units affected
36,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 08085
- Date
- Nov 16, 2007
- Company
- Jetmax International Ltd.
- Units affected
- 36,000
- Product
- Boy's and Girl's Wooden Storage Racks
- Product type
- Furniture (Children)
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
The storage rack is wooden with three levels and nine removable canvas totes. There are wooden handles on each side of the rack. The boy's storage rack has natural color wood with red, yellow, green, and navy canvas totes. The girl's storage rack has white colored wood with pink, yellow, lime, and purple canvas totes. Wal-Mart sold the storage rack under the brand "Home Trend Kids 9 Canvas Bin Boy's and Girl's Organizers."
What can happen
The storage rack can tip over, posing an entrapment and suffocation hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled storage racks and contact Jetmax International to receive a free repair kit that adds stability to the base.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The top rail landed on the infant's neck. No other incidents have been reported.
- Sold at
- Wal-Mart stores nationwide from August 2004 through July 2005 and Ollie's stores nationwide from July 2006 through June 2007 for about $40.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled boy's and girl's wooden storage racks?
Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled storage racks and contact Jetmax International to receive a free repair kit that adds stability to the base.
What is the hazard?
The storage rack can tip over, posing an entrapment and suffocation hazard to young children.
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.