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Recalled New Age tip restraint kit with plastic zip-tie, 2 brackets, and 2 screws -
Packaging containing the recalled New Age tip restraint kits, stating “Manufactured by New Age Industries” at the bottom
The plastic zip tie used with the recalled furniture tip kits can become brittle or break, which can allow a clothing storage unit that is anchored to the wall to detach during a furniture tip-over event, posing a tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or serious injuries to children.
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Alliance4Safety toll-free at 855-416-7370 anytime or online at www.alliance4safety.org/new-age-recall or www.alliance4safety.org and click on “New Age Recall Information” for more information.
Recall Details
This recall involves plastic New Age furniture tip restraint kits that were sold and distributed by various furniture companies with clothing storage units.
Participating Furniture Companies |
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American Drew |
American Woodcrafters |
Amini Innovation Corporation |
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC |
Aspenhome |
Austin Group Furniture, LLC |
Avalon International Inc., LLC |
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. |
Drew and Jonathan by Hooker Furnishings |
Emery Park |
FD Home Corp. |
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. |
Furniture Values International, LLC |
Homelegance USA, LLC |
Hooker Furnishings |
Kincaid Furniture |
LC Direct Furniture |
Legacy Classic/Modern Furniture |
Liberty Furniture Industries, Inc. |
Magnussen Home Furnishings, Inc. |
New Classic Home Furnishings, Inc. |
Parker House Furniture |
Progressive Furniture |
Pulaski Furniture |
Riverside Furniture |
Samuel Lawrence |
Springhill Designs |
Standard Furniture Manufacturing Co., LLC |
Universal Furniture |
Van Thiel & Co. |
Vanguard Furniture Company |
The New Age tip restraint kits included a plastic zip-tie, two brackets, and two screws and were sold with clothing storage units manufactured in Vietnam. The date of manufacture should be listed on a sticker or stamped on the clothing storage unit as November 2019 or later. The packaging of the recalled tip kits is white with black lettering and includes directions on how to anchor furniture. The bottom of the packaging states “Manufactured by New Age Industries.”
Consumers should immediately check if their clothing storage unit has a date of manufacture sticker or stamp of November 2019 or later. If so, and if the tip kit is made of plastic, consumers should contact Alliance4Safety for a free replacement tip kit. Keep children away from the unit while waiting for a replacement tip kit.
Furniture companies have received two reports of the New Age tip kits breaking. No injuries have been reported.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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