Bell’O International cabinets, shelves and racks
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 25, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 25, 2011the latest report was made
- Aug 25, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Bell’O International
- Maker
- BELL’0 INTERNATIONAL LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Cabinets, shelves and racksIncluding room dividersCPSC’s product type: Cabinets, Racks, Room Dividers and Shelves, Nec (code 4056), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Storage & Organization
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Aug 25, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 19, 2011
The product, in the report: Bell’O International AT-4203 audio system shelf unit or rack. Black in color, 60” high, made approximately eight years ago.
I was working with a Bello’O International AT-4203 audio system shelf/rack unit. The lower shelf supports on my rack gave way and crashed to the floor with my amplifier. The amp’s cables pulled down every other shelf. My entire system collapsed on my arm. I could barely pull it out from under all the equipment. My equipment itself was damaged, and originally retailed for aroudn $3000. My arm was slightly injured but not seriously.
The actual failure spot is the clips that hold the shelves. They’re made out of brittle cast metal and most of the ones on my rack are now broken or deformed. It seems that weight over time will cause them to bend and eventually fracture.
This problem is compounded by the fact the shelves aren’t actually held into the clips by any positive means. It’s a friction fit with a plastic setscrew. When the clips or screws go out of spec, the shelves are just free-floating with only about a 1/2” of support keeping them from falling.
The company didn’t respond to my inquiries with much enthusiasm, and seemed to be of the opinion that they don’t care if their products fail catastrophically outside of the warranty period.
If a child had been involved in such an incident, he/she could have easily been killed. I’m lucky I wasn’t seriously injured. If any of the glass shelves had shattered I could have bled out, trapped under this pile of hardware.
I can provide photos.
- Model
- AT-4203
- Where
- Swampscott, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 28, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Bell’O International, made or sold by BELL’0 INTERNATIONAL LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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