Sleep tight! More than half a MILLION beds sold at Walmart and other popular retailers have been recalled amid reports of injuries – so is YOUR bed one of them?
- More than half a million beds have been recalled in the US and Canada
- The beds, sold at Walmart and Wayfair, ‘collapsed’
- 36 injuries were reported in connection with the defective beds
A popular bed frame sold in leading retailers has been recalled after nearly 40 people suffered injuries from the furniture.
Between July 2018 and November 2023, nearly half a million of the problematic bed frames were sold at stores like Walmart and Wayfair.
The recall was announced on January 18 after 128 reported bed collapse claims and 36 reported injuries.
The low profile tufted upholstered standard bed, made in Malaysia, sold for between $100 and $300.
There were 527,177 of the hazardous beds in the US and another 55,847 in Canada.
A popular bed frame sold in leading retailers has been recalled after nearly 40 people suffered injuries from the furniture
Nearly half a million of the problematic bed frames were sold at stores like Walmart and Wayfair between July 2018 and November 2023
“The recalled beds may break, sag or collapse during use, posing fall and injury risks to consumers,” the recall states.
“Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled beds and contact Home Design for free replacement bed frames and bed rails,” the recall urged.
To prove ownership of the bed and claim a free repair, customers must send an image of the bed and the legal label or proof of purchase to the manufacturer, Home Design.
This isn’t the first time Wayfair has faced controversy over the quality of their products.
A 2019 class action lawsuit alleged that Wayfair sold mattresses infested with bed bugs for at least two years.
The lawsuit alleged that despite being aware of the problems with the bedbug infestation, the furniture retailer made no effort to resolve the problem.
“Despite knowing that their beds were infested with bed bugs from the numerous consumer complaints they received,” the lawsuit reads, “Defendants intentionally concealed this fact from Plaintiff.”
This isn’t the first time Wayfair has faced controversy over the quality of their products. A 2019 class action lawsuit alleged that Wayfair sold mattresses infested with bed bugs for at least two years
In 2022, a 79-year-old woman died after a Bestar folding bed came loose from the wall and fell on her, injuring her spine.
Bestar received 60 reports of additional incidents that resulted in bruises and other injuries due to the rollaway beds becoming loose and hitting consumers.