CPSC, Once Upon a Family Announce Recall of Memory Trunks
Home product recall 05-536. Announced by CPSC on Feb 3, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 3, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The lid can fall on a child who is looking or reaching inside, entrapping the child at the neck, which poses a risk of strangulation. Also, the lid can close and self-fasten, entrapping the child inside the trunk, which poses a suffocation hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should keep the Memory Trunk out of reach of children and contact the firm to receive a free repair kit. The repair kit includes a warning sticker and a padlock so that the Memory Trunk can be locked. Consumers can also request a free replacement lid that is not attached by hinges, which eliminates the risks of entrapment and strangulation.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Once Upon a Family at (800) 377-6823 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.onceuponafamily.net. The firm is also directly contacting customers about this recall.
Which ones are recalled?
The yellow and tan Memory Trunk is about 22 inches long by 14 inches wide by 13.5 inches high and made of fiber board. It is decorated with photos of family activities and various phrases, such as “A Childhood Cherished,” “A Place in Time” and “Mementos and Memories.” Once Upon A Family intended the trunk for use as a storage box for childhood mementos and does not intend it for use by children.
About 1,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
Memory Trunks.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Once Upon a Family, Irvine, Calif.
- Sales consultants at home events nationwide, from November 2002 through October 2004, for about $100.
- Made in Hong Kong, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Once Upon A Family are aware of one incident where the lid of a trunk fell on a 2-year-old boy, entrapping him between the lid and the base. The child was not injured.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 24, 2026.