CPSC, Ridgewood Inc., And Charleswood Inc. Announce Warning On Cosco Youth Options Chifferobe, Four-Drawer Dresser

CPSC recall 96059. Recall date: 16 Jan 1996.

CPSC recall 96059 has the recall date 16 Jan 1996. The notice names the firm Kmart. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Furniture (Children).

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CPSC recall 96059: incidents, units, products and firms
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Description	January 16, 1996 Release # 96-059 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), two furniture manufacturers are warning consumers that some of their children's bedroom furniture may pose a serious tipover hazard. Ridgewood Inc. of Ontario, Canada, and Charleswood Inc. of Wright City, Mo., sold approximately 585,000 chifferobes (combination dresser/wardrobes) and approximately 309,000 four-drawer dressers under the brand name "Cosco Youth Options." These chifferobes and dressers may become unstable and tip over if heavy objects are placed in the top drawers, several drawers are open at the same time, or a child climbs on the unit. Consumers are urged to remove the feet/glides to greatly reduce the risk of tipover. If the furniture tips over, it could fall on a child, causing serious injury such as fractures, internal injuries, or suffocation. Ridgewood and Charleswood have received reports of one chifferobe tipover and 11 dresser tipover incidents. The chifferobe incident and two of the dresser tipovers allegedly involved serious injuries to children.This warning involves Ridgewood and Charleswood Chifferobe Model Numbers 80813 and…
Product	Furniture (Children)
Product	Cosco Youth Options chifferobes (combination dresser/wardrobes)
Product	Cosco Youth Options four-drawer dressers
Manufacturer	Kmart; Cosco; Wal-Mart; Ridgewood; Charleswood

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The recall in context

Units in this recall: not givenMedian of 1996: not given
CPSC recalls of 1996: 138
Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards: 16%
Recalls of 1996 in the category Furniture (Children): 1%
Recalls on the register that name Kmart: 32

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96059. https://recallregister.com/product/5755-cpsc-ridgewood-inc-and-charleswood-inc-announce-warning-on-cosco-youth/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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Source: 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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Does CPSC recall 96059 report injuries?: The CPSC record of recall 96059 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Kmart?: 32 CPSC recalls on this register name Kmart. This recall is 1 of them.