Cranach Hardware plastic tip restraint kits recalled for furniture tip-over hazard
What this means
Cranach Hardware plastic furniture straps can break or degrade over time, causing furniture secured with them to tip over. The plastic brackets and cable ties do not meet safety standards. At least 115 incidents of breakage have been reported, including six furniture tip-overs, though no injuries have occurred yet.
- Stop using the plastic tip restraint kits immediately.
- Keep children and elderly adults away from furniture secured with these straps while waiting for a replacement.
- Contact Cranach Hardware for a free stainless steel replacement kit.
- You will need to provide a photo of the destroyed or disposed plastic kit to receive the replacement.
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The agency's original wording
The recalled plastic tip restraint kits (also referred to as furniture straps) can break or degrade, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in serious injuries or death to children or elderly consumers interacting with furniture that is secured to the wall with the defective plastic tip restraints.
Consumers should stop using Cranach Hardware plastic tip restraints immediately and contact Cranach Hardware for a free replacement tip restraint kit made of stainless steel. Keep children away from the unit while waiting for a replacement tip restraint kit. Consumers will need to provide photographic evidence of destruction or disposal of the product to receive a replacement tip restraint kit from Cranach Hardware.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Cranach-Hardware-Recalls-Tip-Restraint-Kits-Due-to-Tip-Over-Hazard-Manufactured-by-Cranach-HardwareWant us to check the next one for you?
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