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Second Death Moves Sears To Step Up Brawny Bed Recall

CPSC recall 86022. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

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Fall

CPSC recall 86022 has the recall date 24 Mar 1986. The notice names the firm Sears. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Bunk Beds.

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CPSC recall 86022: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
March 24, 1986 Release # 86-022 Second Death Moves Sears To Step Up Brawny Bed Recall As a result of a second fatal accident involving a Brawny bunk bed, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Sears, Roebuck and Co. is notifying customers of the availability of a free safety modification kit for the beds. The recently reported second death involved a 21-month-old Pennsylvania child reportedly playing under a Brawny bunk bed with his 3-year-old brother in September 1985. The mattress assembly was dislodged and fell on the younger child. The bunk beds were set up as twin beds at the time of the accident, but did not have cross wires to prevent the mattress assembly from falling through the bed frame. In December 1983, a two-year-old Denver boy died under similar circumstances. In February 1985, Sears advertised the availability of a modification kit in newspapers nationwide and through signs in its retail and catalog outlets. Only about 25,000 of about 112,000 Brawny owners have ordered the modification kit. Sears will use national magazine advertisements and warning posters in its outlets to notify customers of the modification kit's availability. The free…
ProductBrawny bunk bed, Bunk Beds
ManufacturerSears; Brawny

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1986: not given
CPSC recalls of 1986
46
Recalls of 1986 with one of the same hazards
2%
Recalls of 1986 in the category Bunk Beds
2%
Recalls on the register that name Sears
32

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 86022. https://recallregister.com/product/4634-second-death-moves-sears-to-step-up-brawny-bed-recall/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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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 86022 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 86022 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Sears?
32 CPSC recalls on this register name Sears. This recall is 1 of them.