Mainstays cabinets, shelves and racks
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 17, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Sep 17, 2026the latest report was made
- Dec 4, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Mainstays
- Maker
- Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Mainstay”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1 |
| April 2021 | 1 |
| December 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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 Sep 17, 2026, sent to the company Sep 22, 2026, published by CPSC Oct 6, 2026
The product, in the report: Mainstays 5 shelf bookcase with adjustable shelves in the color true black oak dimensions assembled dimensions are 24.88 inches wide 11.65 inches diameter and 71.42 inches height
On September 17, 2026, a Mainstays 5-Shelf Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves, True Black Oak, suddenly collapsed while being used normally in my home. The bookcase was purchased from Walmarts Sayre, PA location on December 16, 2024.
My 4-year-old son was standing directly in front of the bookcase when it collapsed. A piece of the bookcase struck, scraped his arm, causing visible minor marks. He was extremely frightened, and thankfully the entire approximately 6-foot-tall bookcase did not fall directly onto him.
The bookcase had been secured to the wall using the included anti-tip anchoring hardware. The anchor was installed into a wall stud and remained securely attached to the wall, it did not pull out. The bookcase nevertheless came away from the anchoring hardware and collapsed.
There was broken glass throughout the area after the collapse. I immediately moved my child away and cleaned up and dismantled the remaining unit because of the risk of additional injury. I have photographs taken after the incident showing the collapsed bookcase, anchoring hardware, damage, and my childs injury. I also have the original purchase documentation.
I am reporting this because I believe the incident presents a potential tip-over, structural-collapse hazard, particularly for children. I would like the incident and product to be evaluated for a potential safety defect.
- Model
- Mainstays 5 shelf bookcase with adjustable shelves
- Bought from
- Sayre, PA Walmart
- Bought
- Dec 16, 2024
- Where
- Athens, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 4, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstays, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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Hurt, care not known Made Apr 8, 2021, sent to the company May 27, 2021, published by CPSC Jun 11, 2021
The product, in the report: Bookcase
Caller stated after assembling the book case she started feeling dizzy about 12 hours later. She stated that there was no overwhelming odor it just smelled like a ‘new car’ odor. She stated that this feeling lasted for about 3 days and around the 4th day she started feeling better.
Caller stated that she started assembling the 2nd book case and began to experience dizziness again, she did not finish assembling the unit she had to stop.
The retailer was not contacted as yet. Caller believes that there is might be toxic chemicals in these book cases causing health hazards and should be reported.
- Serial number
- sku#6954338825979
- Bought from
- Walmart, New York
- Bought
- Mar 21, 2021, about then
- Where
- Swain, New York: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 67, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstay, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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No one hurt Made Dec 4, 2012, sent to the company Dec 26, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 17, 2013
The product, in the report: Tall bookcase
Hi, I purchased a Mainstays 30” x 70” self assemble bookcase from Walmart. Below is what I will send to them about this product. I do believe it is very unsafe and you should check into this.
I have assembled many pieces of furniture in my life as I live far enough out of town to have very high delivery fees and often purchase self assemble items instead. This includes a number of desks, file cabinets, TV stand, and a free standing coat closet among other items. I will have to say your bookcase takes the cake. They are so cheaply made; I could not believe the Consumer Safety folks even let you sell it. I won’t mention how pitiful the instructions were.
Your pressboard is so cheap, that when you screw in a cam bolt the board crumbles around the bolt. Do you realize that this very cheap pressboard is basically held together by only one cam lock and bolt for each self end? And that the cam locks are actually PLASTIC painted shinny silver to look like metal? I know this only because two of my cam locks broke during assembly. Many of your predrilled holes were not lined up.
I am totally surprised Walmart, a store that gears to families with children, sells this item. I would have great safety concerns to purchase anything with this brand name again.
During assembly, many compression dowels broke in half with no way to get them out of the particle board to replace them. One can not even stand the basic frame up to get better leverage to lock the cams as it was so flimsy; and this is made to hold books? Your instructions say it may collapse if you do not use the back panel. I would bet money it WILL (not ‘may’) collapse without the back panel. I could not even believe how flimsy it is just laying on the floor much less standing up. The back panel is folded cardboard, which would not lay flat to attach neatly to the back of the unit. This bookcase is basically cheap pressboard held together by plastic and cardboard.
I have finished assembling it and realize this bookcase will not be safe without securing it to a wall with the loop attached to the top shelf. I doubt it is safe even with doing that much. I was planning to put this in front of a rock wall that has no way to attach a loop to it. So now I am stuck with a huge bookcase I am afraid will tip over any minute that I cannot use for books as it is too flimsy. I cannot return it because I can’t even move it or disassemble it without tearing it up. What a waste of my money!
This piece has huge safety concerns. Any child even leaning on this book case will make it fall. You guys really should have some time of quality control! I am totally surprised in my 55 years as a consumer to see anything like this piece of rubbish and such an unsafe item sold at a store.
- Model
- Mainstays 30” x 70” bookcase
- Bought from
- Walmart
- Bought
- Nov 1, 2012
- Where
- Colorado: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 55, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstays, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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