New Age tip restraint kit

Name of Product:

New Age Industries (“New Age”) Furniture tip kits or tip restraints

Hazard:

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.

Remedy:

Replace

Recall Date:

January 11, 2024

Units:

Millions

Description:

This recall involves plastic New Age furniture tip restraint kits that were sold and distributed by various furniture companies with clothing storage units.  

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.”

Remedy:

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.

Incidents/Injuries:

Furniture companies have received two reports of the New Age tip kits breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Furniture stores nationwide and online from November 2019 through present.

Manufacturer(s):

New Age Industries Co. LTD, of Vietnam

Manufactured In:

Vietnam

Recall number:

24-078

Source and more images: CPSC