Tip-over restraint kits recalled

California-based importer American Bolt and Screw has recalled about 12,890 tip-over restraint kits distributed with clothing storage units manufactured by Canyon Furniture due to tip-over and entrapment hazards and risk of serious injury or death. The furniture was sold exclusively at Rooms to Go.

Manufactured in China and imported by American Bolt and Screw, Ontario, California, 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.

This recall involves tip-over restraint kits that were sold with chests and dressers. The kits were packaged in a red plastic bag containing a plastic zip tie, two white plastic brackets, four screws, two white plastic drywall anchors and an instruction sheet.

Consumers should contact American Bolt and Screw to get a free replacement tip-over restraint kit. All known purchasers are being contacted directly by American Bolt and Screw. Consumers can contact Rooms to Go for assistance in determining whether their chest or dresser came with the affected tip-over restraint kit. Keep children away from the unit while waiting for a replacement tip kit. Consumers should dispose of the recalled tip-over restraint in their household trash once they have installed the replacement tip-over restraint.

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