Entertainment Centers Recalled by American Signature Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 10-742. Announced by CPSC on Jun 16, 2010.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 16, 2010. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The recalled entertainment centers’ shelves can detach and fall onto consumers when the entertainment centers are moved.
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What should you do?
American Signature Inc. is sending free repair kits to consumers who purchased the recalled entertainment centers. Consumers should not move the entertainment centers until they install the free repair kit. If the entertainment center must be moved, remove the center shelf above the television first. Consumers should contact the store where they purchased the entertainment center if they do not receive the repair kit.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact the store where the entertainment center was purchased. Consumers can find the location of American Signature Furniture stores at (866) 274-6631 or Value City Furniture stores at (866) 823-7867, contact American Signature toll-free at (877) 793-3423 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firms’ websites at www.vcf.com or www.asfurniture.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled entertainment centers with model names “Arts and Crafts”, “Vineyard Manor”, “Lake Cottage”, “Studio One”, “West Indies” and “Plantation Cove” were sold in various colors including dark brown, natural, black and white with fixed or adjustable shelves.
About 24,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Entertainment Centers.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by American Signature Inc., Columbus, Ohio.
- Value City Furniture, Rooms Today and American Signature Furniture stores from October 2002 through December 2009 for about $1,650. The individual shelf was also sold separately for about $70.
- Made in China, Malaysia and Thailand, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
American Signature Inc. has received four reports of the shelf above the television collapsing, causing two injuries. Injuries include a child who was struck on her fingers and an adult who required stitches to his mouth. There were also two reports of minor property damage.
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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 19, 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 19, 2026.