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Art Van Furniture dressers, desks and chests

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 21, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Oct 21, 2019the latest report was made
  • Oct 21, 2019the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Art Van Furniture
Maker
Art Van FurnitureMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Dressers, desks and chestsIncluding bureaus and buffetsCPSC’s product type: Desks, Dressers, Chests, Bureaus, or Buffets (code 604), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture

By month

1 report from November 2018 to October 2019; the most in October 2019, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
October 20191

How badly anyone was hurt

  • 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Oct 21, 2019, sent to the company Nov 22, 2019, published by CPSC Dec 9, 2019

    The product, in the report: Gentleman’s chest HOUS 497-14 Bar Code 33914979

    As part of investigations related to the PMC Groundwater Superfund Site, a HAPSITE investigation was conducted by [REDACTED] on behalf of USEPA in a condominium located at the site. This condo had persistent concentrations of TCE above screening levels, despite EPA installing an SSD system. An extensive HAPSITE survey determined that the source of the TCE was a set of bedroom furniture.

    Model
    HOUS 497-14
    UPC
    33914979
    Bought from
    Art Van Furniture, Michigan
    Where
    Petoskey, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Unknown, made or sold by Art Van Furniture
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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