Improvements Catalog Recalls Adjustable Ottoman Beds Due to Fall Hazard
Recall 12720 · Feb 15, 2012 · Improvements Catalog
800
units affected
800
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12720
- Date
- Feb 15, 2012
- Company
- Improvements Catalog
- Units affected
- 800
- Product
- Adjustable Ottoman Bed
- Product type
- Beds/Cots
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The product is an ottoman on casters with a folding metal frame and a high-density polyfoam mattress. The ottoman can open out and be converted into a twin-sized bed. Fabric covers are sold separately.
What can happen
When the ottoman is converted into a bed and weight is put on it, it can collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Improvements to receive a store credit for the full amount of the purchase price.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Improvements Catalog is aware of five reports of the bed collapsing, including two reports of minor injuries.
- Sold at
- Improvements and Skymall catalogs and online at Improvementscatalog.com and Skymall.com from May 2011 to August 2011 for between $150 and $190.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled adjustable ottoman bed?
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Improvements to receive a store credit for the full amount of the purchase price.
What is the hazard?
When the ottoman is converted into a bed and weight is put on it, it can collapse, posing a fall 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.