EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Furniture

Bunk bed VIDAXL “Vida XL” — risk: entrapment, injuries, strangulation

Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: 16 November 2018 · Ref. A12/1715/18

Summary

There are gaps between the slats and openings in the folding mechanism and the bed base slats bend and fall out under load. The ladder is placed at the short side of the upper bed. A child's head could get trapped in the openings, leading to strangulation, or the child's extremities could get trapped or crushed in the folding mechanism. The child may fall out of the bed through the opening for the ladder or in case…

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HazardEntrapment, Injuries, Strangulation

Notified bySweden

Country of originThe Netherlands

Intended forConsumer

Product

Bunk bed — VIDAXL

Brand: VIDAXL
Name / model: Vida XL · Bunk sofa bed in grey. Product number : 241431.A
Batch number(s): 8718475095743Batch no 1600924004
Category: Furniture

Bunk bed in black metal with sofa. The sofa can be converted into a bed (futon).

What is the risk?

There are gaps between the slats and openings in the folding mechanism and the bed base slats bend and fall out under load. The ladder is placed at the short side of the upper bed. A child's head could get trapped in the openings, leading to strangulation, or the child's extremities could get trapped or crushed in the folding mechanism. The child may fall out of the bed through the opening for the ladder or in case the slats release.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 747.

Measures taken

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force: 07/03/2017
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
Date of entry into force: 07/03/2017

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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission

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