Canada
Plastic tip restraint kits included in Childcraft furniture sold by School Specialty are affected; the kits are white plastic and include two brackets/mounts, a white cable zip tie, two pairs of screws and two drywall anchors, and the furniture has an item number label on the bottom. They were recalled because the plastic kits can break or degrade, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can cause serious injury or death. Consumers should stop using the recalled kits, keep children away from the furniture, contact School Specialty for a free stainless steel replacement kit, and dispose of the recalled plastic kit in household trash after installing the replacement.
What's being recalled
This recall involves defective plastic tip restraint kits (also referred to as furniture straps) that were included in Childcraft furniture sold by School Specialty. The furniture included two plastic tip restraint kits in the box along with the product, with installation instructions. There is a label on the bottom of the furniture with the item number. The recalled tip restraint kits contain two white plastic brackets/mounts (one for connection to furniture and the other for connection to the wall), a white plastic cable zip tie, two different pairs of screws (one longer than the other) and two drywall anchors.
Number sold: The company reported that 259 units of the affected products were sold in Canada and 15, 616 were sold in the United States.
Time period sold: The affected products were sold from July 2024 to December 2025.
Place of origin: Manufactured in China
Companies: Importer: School Specialty, Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.
How to identify it
Item Description: Item Number
Childcraft Space-Saver Dress-up Unit: 74682
Childcraft Mobile Cubby Units – 42" H: 75042
Childcraft Adjustable Shelf Bookcase - 48" H: 1291237
Childcraft Bench Coat Lockers – 48" H: 1301428
Childcraft 12 Section Coat Locker: 1301430
Childcraft Vertical Storage Locker: 1302339
Childcraft Deep Shelf Storage: 1335362
Childcraft Bench Coat Lockers – 48" H: 1403214
Childcraft Mobile Cubby Units – 42" H: 1440342
Childcraft Adjustable Shelf Bookcase – 60" H: 1457590
Childcraft Bench Coat Lockers – 36" H: 1464160
Childcraft Shelf Storage Units: 1464419
Childcraft Shelf Storage Units: 1484118
Childcraft ABC Furnishings 3 Shelf Storage Unit – 40" H: 1526308
Childcraft ABC Furnishings Deep Shelf Storage Unit – 40" H: 1526316
Childcraft ABC Furnishings Coat Locker: 1526320
Childcraft ABC Furnishings Deep Shelf Storage Unit – 40" H: 1537048
Childcraft ABC Furnishings Deep Shelf Storage Unit – 40" H: 1537049
Childcraft ABC Furnishings Deep Shelf Storage Unit – 40" H: 1537050
Childcraft ABC Furnishings Deep Shelf Storage Unit – 40" H: 1537051
Childcraft ABC Furnishings 5 Section Coat Locker: 1537061
Childcraft Modular Coat Lockers – 50" H: 1544986
Childcraft Modular Coat Lockers – 50" H: 1568772
Childcraft Narrow 8-Cubby Coat Locker: 1588153
Childcraft Bookcase with adjustable Shelves: 1604602
Childcraft Mobile Cubby Units – 42" H: 2019877
Childcraft Bench Coat Lockers – 48" H: 202818
Childcraft Double-Bin Coat Lockers – 48" H: 204547
Childcraft Vertical 4 shelf Base: 205893
Childcraft Vertical Storage Units: 205897
Childcraft Vertical Storage Units: 205899
Childcraft 10-Section Coat Locker: 2127939
Childcraft Double Coat Locker with Baskets: 2162717
Childcraft Double Coat Locker with Bins: 2162718
Childcraft Double Coat Locker with Bins: 2162719
Childcraft 6 Unit Coat Locker: 2219072
Childcraft 6 Unit Coat Locker: 2220035
Childcraft Value Coat Locker: 271555
Childcraft Straight-Sided Coat Locker: 272044
Childcraft Double-Bin Coat Locker – 48” H: 272113
Childcraft Mobile Cubby Units – 42" H: 296564
Childcraft Mobile Cubby Units – 42" H: 296570
The hazard
The recalled plastic tip restraint kits (also referred to as furniture straps) can break or degrade, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in serious injuries or death to children or elderly consumers interacting with furniture that is secured to the wall with the defective plastic tip restraints. This is a hidden defect because consumers who purchase and install this product may be under a false sense of security that their furniture is safe from a tip-over incident.
As of June 1, 2026, the company has received no reports of incident or injury in Canada. In the United States, there have been no reports of incident or injury.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact School Specialty to obtain a free replacement tip restraint kit made of stainless steel. Consumers should keep children away from the unit while waiting for a replacement tip restraint kit and should dispose of the recalled tip restraint in their household trash once they have installed the replacement tip restraint.
For more information, consumers can contact School Specialty by telephone at 1-866-588-6951, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, by email at compliance@schoolspecialty.com or on the company's website.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Health Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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