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Berkline [REDACTED] sofas and couches

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 26, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Sep 26, 2013the latest report was made
  • Sep 26, 2013the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Berkline [REDACTED]
Maker
Berkline LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Sofas and couchesCPSC’s product type: Sofas, Couches, Davenports, Divans or Studio Couches (code 679), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture

By month

1 report from October 2012 to September 2013; the most in September 2013, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
September 20131

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 Sep 26, 2013, sent to the company Nov 29, 2013, published by CPSC Dec 13, 2013

    The product, in the report: Blue Berkline 2 Reclining sofa seating couch The Serial # 6023176 Style: 49671

    My husband was sitting on the couch with the built-in recliner. He sat back and we heard a thump. I looked under the couch saw our 5 month old kitten hanging down from the metal mechanism that retracts the recliner and foot rest. We didn’t move any of the foot rest or recliner and flipped the couch up. I saw he was caught and her neck was stuck. I tried to pull him out gently but he didn’t come loose. I pushed on the bar to try and move it and it wouldn’t move to release him. My husband had to push it and then he came loose. He was unconscious and his throat was cut open. I could see his neck was cut open and he was breathing through his trachea. I am 41yrs old and had my first panic attack. I was hyper ventilating and in a panic. We rushed him to the Pet ER and they said it was really bad and would cost 2 thousand dollars to get his surgery to repair his neck. We had to put him down. I am still crying after a whole week and I can’t sit on the couch and use the foot rest or recliner without having anxiety. I am not going to use it anymore. When I lay down or wake up, I think of him being stuck and not being able to get him loose. That picture will never leave my mind. I have a co-worker that had his dog’s toe cut off by the metal mechanism so I know I am not the only one that has had trouble. A child could have been playing under the couch. There should be some kind of protective cover over the sharp metal mechanisms that open and close.

    Serial number
    6023176
    Bought from
    Gavigans 7400 Holabird Ave, Dundalk, Maryland
    Where
    Fort Howard, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Berkline [REDACTED], made or sold by Berkline LLC
    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:

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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.

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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.

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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