Nearly 70,000 Wall Beds Recalled Due to Falling, Crushing Hazard

Recalled Dorel wall bed. CPSC

Missouri-based Dorel Home Furnishings is pulling thousands of its wall beds from the market over safety concerns.

“This recall involves Dorel full- and queen-sized wall beds sold online under the names Pinnacle, Paramount, Impressions, Holly Hills, and Her Majesty Wall Beds and as part of the brand names Signature Sleep or Novogratz,” said a Nov. 21 recall notice issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The beds are being withdrawn because they can “detach from the wall and fall onto those nearby, posing serious impact and crush hazards.” In total, around 69,300 units are being recalled.

The company has received reports of 22 instances of beds falling from walls. The incidents have resulted in 10 injuries, including concussions, bruises, and cuts. The recall notice advised customers to “immediately stop” using the beds.

The beds were sold for roughly $900 between May 2021 and April 2024 through Wayfair.com, Overstock.com, Cymax.com, Amazon, HomeDepot, Walmart, Lowes, Real-Rooms, Target, BedBathandBeyond, MathisBrothers, BaileysFurnitureOutlet, Rona, BigLots, and NebraskaFurnitureMart.

Some of the recalled products came with lighting and cabinet attachments. The beds were manufactured in Canada and the United States.

Customers can get in touch with Dorel for inspecting and potentially reinstalling the units. The company is directly contacting all customers known to have bought the product.

Other brand wall beds have been recalled previously for impact and crush hazard concerns. In 2022, Canada-based Cyme Tech recalled around 8,200 wall beds citing similar issues.

At the time, the company had received 146 reports of these beds breaking or falling off from the walls. There were 62 reported injuries, including some people suffering broken bones.

According to wall bed manufacturer Wilding Wallbeds, there are safety precautions to be followed during installations.

When properly installed, the bed supports the weight of the mattress and individuals without the risk of collapse. Besides this, the beds must also be made of high-quality materials to ensure durability.

Other Recalls

In addition to wall beds, several other types of beds or their components have been withdrawn this year due to safety concerns. On Nov. 14, New York-based Medical King recalled around 222,000 units of their adult portable bed rails that were manufactured in China.

“When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult’s bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation,” the recall notice said.

Customers were given the choice of a free repair kit or a new bed rail as replacement.

According to the CPSC, this was the ninth recall of the item issued since 2021. Collectively, these recalls “impacted more than 3 million units and are associated with serious injuries from head, neck, or chest entrapment and 18 reported deaths,” it said.

The agency said that 92 percent of fatalities were because of entrapment, typically involving the neck or head.

In September, Utah-based CVB Inc. recalled platform beds because of safety concerns.

The beds can “sag, break, or collapse during use, posing fall and injury hazards to consumers,” the recall notice said. “The firm has received 245 reports of the beds breaking, sagging, or collapsing during use, causing 18 injuries, including contusions and bruises.”

In total, around 137,000 beds were pulled out in the United States, with nearly 900 more that were sold in Canada also recalled.

Earlier in April, Florida-based Essential Medical Supply withdrew around 272,000 units of adult portable bed rails, offering a refund to affected customers.

“When attached to an adult’s bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation,” said the recall announcement.

Three deaths were reported linked to the bed rails, with all of the individuals dying from entrapment.