CPSC recall 11-250, announced June 16, 2011, covers Big Lots Metal Futon Bunk Beds (about 30,000 units). Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. Consumers should immediately stop using these bunk beds and contact Big Lots for a free repair kit that contains new ladders and other parts that consumers can install at home. Recall contact: call (866) 244-5687, go to www.biglots.com, or email talk2us@biglots.com.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
Affected model numbers
The recall involves metal futon bunk beds with model number BFB1008 located on a label on the upper bunk support rail.
Which products are included?
The recall involves metal futon bunk beds with model number BFB1008 located on a label on the upper bunk support rail. The metal futon bunk beds have an upper bunk designed to hold a twin mattress. The bottom bunks have a convertible futon bed.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Model numbers
- One listed. Yours must match it exactly.
- Where to look
a label on the upper bunk support rail
(the notice’s words)- When sold
- January 2009 through April 2010
- Where sold
- Big Lots, among the sellers the notice names
- Price paid
- $200
Why it was recalled
Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. Also, the space between the last rung on the bunk bed's ladder and the futon mattress is too small, which can allow a child's body to pass through, but not the head, posing a head and neck entrapment hazard.
Incidents and injuries
A three-year old Burlington, Iowa boy who died when he became entrapped at the head and neck in the recalled bunk bed in March of 2010. The weight of the futon's metal frame prevented the child from breathing and escaping. CPR was administered, but the child died at the hospital due to compression asphyxiation.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using these bunk beds and contact Big Lots for a free repair kit that contains new ladders and other parts that consumers can install at home.
What to do now
- Check the label. Compare your model number with the one listed in this recall.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call (866) 244-5687, go to www.biglots.com, or email talk2us@biglots.com.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- Big Lots
- Product type
- Beds
- Recall number
- 11-250
- Units
- About 30,000
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Exclusively at Big Lots stores nationwide from January 2009 through April 2010 for about $200.
- Distributor
- Big Lots, of Columbus, Ohio
Metal Futon Bunk Beds
CPSC product type: Bunk Beds
This recall in context
Compared with the 116 bed recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 30,000 units: the 16th-largest of 82 bed recalls that state a unit count. The median is 3,250 units.
- Hazard
- Entrapment: named in 42 of 116 bed recalls, the most common hazard among them.
- Brand history
- Big Lots is named in 11 CPSC notices in this index, from 1990 to 2014. This recall is the 6th. The one before: Consolidated Stores' six-outlet surge protected power strips (96-104, Apr 1996).
- Time on sale
- 16 months. Recalled 14 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
For additional information, contact Big Lots toll-free at (866) 244-5687 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail the firm at talk2us@biglots.com or visit the firm's website www.biglots.com
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
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