CPSC recall 16-745, announced May 20, 2016, covers Bestar Juvenile dressers (about 26 units). The recalled dressers are unstable, posing a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or serious injuries to children. The notice reports no incidents. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dressers and place the furniture into areas that children cannot access. Recall contact: call 888-823-7827, go to www.bestar.ca, or email service@bestar.ca.
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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.
UPC or product codes
063753045292The brown dresser is model number 49250-1152 and the white dresser is model number 49250-1117.
Which products are included?
This recall involves Bestar Dream Dressers. The dressers are juvenile five-drawer dressers sold as part of the Juvenil four-piece children's bedroom set. The dressers were sold in the colors brown and white. The dressers are 48 inches high, 30 inches wide and 16 inches deep, and weigh about 108 lbs. They have a melamine resin surface and the drawer handles have a matte chrome finish. The brown dresser is model number 49250-1152 and the white dresser is model number 49250-1117. The model number is on the box and the brochure. Both dressers have UPC number 063753045292 on the box and the brochure.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Also in the notice
- UPC codes. Compare these as well.
- When sold
- June 2014 through October 2015
- Where sold
- Wayfair, among the sellers the notice names
- Price paid
- $300
Why it was recalled
The recalled dressers are unstable, posing a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or serious injuries to children.
Incidents and injuries
None reported in the United States. Health Canada has received one report of a child in Canada receiving cuts and bruises from a dresser that tipped over without a restraint strap attached.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dressers and place the furniture into areas that children cannot access. Contact Bestar for a free repair kit containing two boards that the consumer can attach to the back of the unit, screws, a metal bracket tip-over restraint, a power drill and drill bit, new feet for the dresser, new installation instructions and warning labels. Bestar is offering free in home installation to any consumer who needs help installing the repair kit. If a consumer is unable or unwilling to install the repair kit, Bestar will pick up the dresser and provide a full refund of the purchase price.
What to do now
- Check the product. This notice lists no model numbers. Compare yours with the description and photos in the official notice.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call 888-823-7827, go to www.bestar.ca, or email service@bestar.ca.
- Get the remedy. This recall offers a refund or a repair. The notice says the remedy is free.
- 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
- Bestar
- Manufacturer
- Bestar Inc., of Canada
- Product type
- Dressers
- Recall number
- 16-745
- Units
- About 26 (in addition, about 250 were sold in Canada)
- Manufactured in
- Canada
- Sold at / sales period
- Online at appliancesconnection.com, Cymax.com and Wayfair.com from June 2014 through October 2015 for about $300.
Juvenile dressers
CPSC product type: Dressers, Desks, Chests and Buffets
This recall in context
Compared with the 93 dresser recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 26 units: the 89th-largest of 89 dresser recalls that state a unit count. The median is 3,000 units.
- Hazard
- Entrapment: named in 88 of 93 dresser recalls, the most common hazard among them.
- Remedy
- Refund: offered in 73 of 93 dresser recalls, the most common remedy. Repair: offered in 26 of 93 dresser recalls.
- Time on sale
- 17 months. Recalled 7 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
Bestar toll-free at 888-823-7827 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, service@bestar.ca or online at www.bestar.ca and click on "Support/Contact Us" for more information.
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
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Recalls only work when owners hear about them. Send this notice to family or friends who might own the same product.
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