FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 1999
Release # 99-085
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Company Phone Number: (877) 865-5191
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
Newco Media Contact: Michael R. Fitzpatrick, (608) 756-4141
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CPSC, Newco Announce Recall to Repair Bunk Bed Assembly Kits
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Newco Inc., of Janesville, Wis., is announcing a recall to
repair program for about 5,400 bunk bed assembly kits sold under the brand
name Bed-N-Loft Kits. Some kits did not include hardware or instructions for
installing guardrails on the top bunk. A child could fall or become entrapped
between the wall and the mattress if there are not guardrails on the top
bunk. Other kits had incorrect assembly instructions for the guardrails, which
caused spaces on the top bunk to be larger than 3.5 inches. This space could be
large enough for a child's body to fall through, but small enough to entrap a
child's head and possibly strangle.
CPSC and Newco are not aware of any injuries related to the kits.
The kit contains hardware, including bed frame brackets and screws, for
the assembly of a wood bunk bed or loft system. The kit was sold in a
cardboard box labeled in part, "Do-It-Yourself Bed-N-Loft Hardware Kit...Ideal
For: Dorm Rooms, Children's Rooms, Spare Bedrooms, Cabins &
Cottages...Made in U.S.A....NE 8830".
Menards, Payless Cashways, Cotter-Miller, and Woodworker's Supply
stores mainly in the Midwest sold the kits from January 1994 through
September 1998 for about $40.
Consumers should stop using any bunk bed assembled from this kit until
they have repaired the bed. To receive the repair kit, which consists of
instructions for properly placing guardrails on the top bunk and the necessary
hardware, consumers should call Newco Inc. toll-free at (877) 865-5191
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST Monday through Friday. Local consumers
should call 608-741-7707.
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