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Child's Entrapment Death Prompts Big Lots Recall of Metal Futon Bunk Beds

Date: June 16, 2011
Company: Big Lots, of Columbus, Ohio
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Consumers should immediately stop using these bunk beds and contact Big Lots for a free repair kit that contains new ladders and other parts that consumers can install at home.

Affected Products

The recall involves metal futon bunk beds with model number BFB1008 located on a label on the upper bunk support rail. The metal futon bunk beds have an upper bunk designed to hold a twin mattress. The bottom bunks have a convertible futon bed.

Why Was This Recalled?

Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. Also, the space between the last rung on the bunk bed's ladder and the futon mattress is too small, which can allow a child's body to pass through, but not the head, posing a head and neck entrapment hazard.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Big Lots, of Columbus, Ohio

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report