1/11/24 This recall involves MILLIONS of plastic New Age furniture tip restraint kits sold and distributed by 31 furniture companies (partial list below) with clothing storage units where the plastic zip tie can become brittle or break allowing clothing storage unit anchored to the wall to detach posing a tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or serious injuries to children.
Sold At: Furniture stores nationwide and online from November 2019 through present.
31 Participating Furniture Companies |
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.”
Furniture companies have received two reports of the New Age tip kits breaking. No injuries have been reported.
ACTION
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.
CONTACT
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.
Manufacturer(s): New Age Industries Co. LTD, of Vietnam
Manufactured In: Vietnam