Two Deaths Reported with Ace Bayou Bean Bag Chairs; Recall Announced Due to Suffocation and Choking Hazards
CPSC recall 14261. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, get trapped and suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair's foam beads.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should check their bean bag chairs for any zippers that can open, take those that can open away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for a free repair kit to permanently disable the zippers so that they cannot be opened.
CPSC recall 14261 has the recall date 22 Aug 2014. The notice names the firm Ace Bayou. The recall has about 2,200,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2014 has 5,700 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Choking. CPSC gives the product type Chairs.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | A 13-year old boy from McKinney, Texas died and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Ky. died after suffocating from lack of air and inhaling the chair's foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs. |
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| Units | 2,200,000 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | The recalled bean bag chairs have two zippers that can be unzipped and opened, including one of the exterior cover and other directly underneath that zipper. The recalled chairs with zippers that open were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics. They include round or L-shaped, vinyl or fabric, and are filled with polystyrene foam beads. They were sold in a variety of colors, including purple, violet, blue, red, pink, yellow, Kelly green, black, port, navy, lime, royal blue, turquoise, tangerine and multi-color. The round bean bag chairs were sold in three sizes, 30, 32 and 40 inches in diameter. The L-shaped bean bag chair measures 18 inches wide by 30 inches deep by 30 inches high. "ACE BAYOU CORP" is printed on a tag sewn into the bean bag chair's cover seam. |
| Product | Bean bag chairs, About 2.2 million, Chairs |
| Sold at | Bon-Ton, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair and Walmart stores and online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com and Walmart.com before July 2013 for between $30 and $100. |
| Distributor | Ace Bayou Corp |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 2,200,000Median of 2014: 5,700
- CPSC recalls of 2014
- 296
- Recalls of 2014 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls of 2014 in the category Chairs
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Ace Bayou
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2015 | Ace Bayou Reannounces Recall of Bean Bag Chairs Due to Low Rate of Consumer Response; Two Child Deaths Previously Reported; Consumers Urged to Install Repair |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 14261The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 14261. https://recallregister.com/product/1753-two-deaths-reported-with-ace-bayou-bean-bag-chairs-recall-announced-du/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 14261 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
A 13-year old boy from McKinney, Texas died and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Ky. died after suffocating from lack of air and inhaling the chair's foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Bon-Ton, Meijer, Pamida, School Specialty, Wayfair and Walmart stores and online at Amazon.com, Meijer.com and Walmart.com before July 2013 for between $30 and $100.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 14261?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 14261?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 2.2 million