Futon Mattress Recall by Primo International
Home product recall 97-112. Announced by CPSC on Apr 28, 1997.
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Announced by CPSC on Apr 28, 1997. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Futon Mattress Recall by Primo International NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles April 28, 1997 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-112 CPSC, Primo International Announce Futon Mattress Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Primo International of Montreal, Quebec, is recalling about 1,600 futon mattresses distributed in the United States. The futon mattresses, which fail to meet U.S. federal mandatory standards for mattress flammability, could ignite and smolder, presenting a serious risk of burn injuries or death from smoke inhalation in violation of the federal Flammable Fabrics Act. CPSC and Primo International are not aware of any injuries involving these mattresses. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The futon mattresses measure 48 inches wide by 72 inches long (full size). The mattresses are marketed under the following styles and are manufactured with a mattress cover available in the following colors and patterns. Style; Description Chesa Cape or Peak; Light green plaid top and side panels, and natural other side Sconce Stone Black with a marbleized mixture of silver, lilac, violet, and brown on top and sides and solid black on other side FB1000fr6a; Natural beige Furniture stores nationwide, including Rhodes Furniture, Olum’s, Beiters, Raymour & Flannagan, Taft, and Furniture King, sold the futon mattresses as part of sofa sets from January 1994 through August 1996 for about $350 to $400. Consumers should immediately stop using these futon mattresses and return them to the store where purchased for a free replacement futon mattress. For more information about this recall, consumers should call Primo International at (800) 267-7746 or CPSC’s toll-free hotline at (800) 638-2772.
Primo futon mattresses.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Rhodes Furniture.
- Made by Taft.
- Made by Raymour & Flannagan.
- Made by Beiters.
- Made by Furniture King.
- Made by Olum’s.
- Made by Primo International.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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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.
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