CPSC, Once Upon a Family Announce Recall of Memory Trunks
CPSC recall 05536. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The lid can fall on a child who is looking or reaching inside, entrapping the child at the neck, which poses a risk of strangulation. Also, the lid can close and self-fasten, entrapping the child inside the trunk, which poses a suffocation hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should keep the Memory Trunk out of reach of children and contact the firm to receive a free repair kit. The repair kit includes a warning sticker and a padlock so that the Memory Trunk can be locked. Consumers can also request a free replacement lid that is not attached by hinges, which eliminates the risks of entrapment and strangulation.
CPSC recall 05536 has the recall date 3 Feb 2005. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 1,600 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 4 hazards. The first is Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Chests/Trunks.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and Once Upon A Family are aware of one incident where the lid of a trunk fell on a 2-year-old boy, entrapping him between the lid and the base. The child was not injured. |
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| Units | 1,600 |
| Description | The yellow and tan Memory Trunk is about 22 inches long by 14 inches wide by 13.5 inches high and made of fiber board. It is decorated with photos of family activities and various phrases, such as "A Childhood Cherished," "A Place in Time" and "Mementos and Memories." Once Upon A Family intended the trunk for use as a storage box for childhood mementos and does not intend it for use by children. |
| Product | Memory Trunks, About 1,600, Chests/Trunks |
| Sold at | Sales consultants at home events nationwide, from November 2002 through October 2004, for about $100. |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
| Made in | Hong Kong |
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- Hazard: Strangulation
- Hazard: Suffocation
- Hazard: Entrapment
- Hazard: Fall
- Category: Chests/Trunks
- CPSC recalls of 2005
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,600Median of 2005: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2005
- 323
- Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
- 20%
- Recalls of 2005 in the category Chests/Trunks
- 0%
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 05536The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 05536. https://recallregister.com/product/3063-cpsc-once-upon-a-family-announce-recall-of-memory-trunks/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 05536 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and Once Upon A Family are aware of one incident where the lid of a trunk fell on a 2-year-old boy, entrapping him between the lid and the base. The child was not injured.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Sales consultants at home events nationwide, from November 2002 through October 2004, for about $100.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 05536?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1,600
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Hong Kong