PBteen Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Risk of Injury
Home product recall 12-744. Announced by CPSC on Aug 16, 2012.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 16, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 390 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The front upper horizontal panel on the bunk beds can crack or break, posing a risk of injury to the consumer.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the upper bunk and contact PBteen. Consumers with the recalled bunk bed will receive a free, in-home installation of a replacement panel.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact PBteen toll-free at (855) 217-5223 between 7 a.m. and midnight ET daily. PBteen is contacting known purchasers directly.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves wooden bunk beds with beadboard paneling. The upper bunk, accessible by a four-step ladder, is designed for a twin mattress and the lower bunk for a full-size mattress. The bunk beds were sold in white, chestnut, dark espresso and honey, and have storage cubbies below the lower bunk. The product number is listed on the purchase receipt. A label on each of the bunk bed’s parts lists that part’s SKU number. SKU numbers included in the recall are: SKU Description Product Part 9878901 Beadboard Bunk Bed Twin/Full: Sun Valley White 9848672 Beadboard Bunk Rails: Sun Valley White 9848748 Beadboard Bunk Lower Headboard/Footboard: Sun Valley White 9848839 Beadboard Bunk Upper Headboard/Footboard: Sun Valley White 9848987 Beadboard Bunk Ladder/Slats: Sun Valley White 9849050 Beadboard Bunk Storage Box: Sun Valley White 9878976 Beadboard Bunk Bed Twin/Full: Sun Valley Honey 9848664 Beadboard Bunk Rails: Sun Valley Honey 9848722 Beadboard Bunk Lower Headboard/Footboard: Sun Valley Honey 9848797 Beadboard Bunk Upper Headboard/Footboard: Sun Valley Honey 9848920 Beadboard Bunk Ladder/Slats: Sun Valley Honey 9849043 Beadboard Bunk Storage Box: Sun Valley Honey 5765458 Beadboard Bunk Bed Twin/Full: Dark Espresso 4179412 Beadboard Bunk Bed Upper Headboard/Footboard:Twin/Full:Dark Espresso 4185377 Beadboard Bunk Bed Ladder/Slats:Twin/Full:Dark Espresso 4185286 Beadboard Bunk Bed Rails:Twin/Full:Dark Espresso 4189411 Beadboard Bunk Bed Storage Box:Twin/Full:Dark Espresso 4190393 Beadboard Bunk Bed Lower Headboard/Footboard:Twin/Full:Dark Espresso 5766084 Beadboard Bunk Bed Twin/Full Chestnut 4179388 Beadboard Bunk Bed Upper Headboard/Footboard:Twin/Full:Chestnut 4185336 Beadboard Bunk Bed Ladder/Slats:Twin/Full:Chestnut 4185278 Beadboard Bunk Bed Rails:Twin/Full:Chestnut 4189387 Beadboard Bunk Bed Storage Box:Twin/Full:Chestnut 4190567 Beadboard Bunk Bed Lower Headboard/Footboard:Twin/Full:Chestnut 5766266 Beadboard Bunk Bed Twin/Full White 4179362 Beadboard Bunk Bed Upper Headboard/Footboard:Twin/Full:White 4185393 Beadboard Bunk Bed Ladder/Slats:Twin/Full:White 4185294 Beadboard Bunk Bed Rails:Twin/Full:White 4189403 Beadboard Bunk Bed Storage Box:Twin/Full:White 4190542 Beadboard Bunk Bed Lower Headboard/Footboard:Twin/Full:White
About 390 units, as CPSC gives them.
Beadboard Bunk Beds.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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 PBteen, a division, Williams-Sonoma Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
- PBteen.com and through the PBteen catalog nationwide from January 2008 to April 2009 for the Sun Valley white and Sun Valley honey models, and October 2011 to February 2012 for the dark espresso, chestnut and white models. The bunk beds were sold for between $1,700 and $2,000.
- Made in Vietnam, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
PBteen has received 13 reports of panels that have cracked or broken. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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.