American Signature/Value City Furniture Recalls Entertainment Centers

July 11, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on July 12, 2010

Furniture retailer American Signature/Value City has issued a voluntary recall of around 24,000 entertainment centers due to fall hazard.

American Signature, Columbus, Ohio, took the action in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission(http://www.cpsc.gov/).

The recalled entertainment centers with model names "Arts and Crafts," "Vineyard Manor," "Lake Cottage," "Studio One," "West Indies" and "Plantation Cove" were sold in various colors including dark brown, natural, black and white with fixed or adjustable shelves. The units' shelves can detach and fall onto consumers when the entertainment centers are moved.

American Signature Inc. has received four reports of the shelf above the television collapsing, causing two injuries. Injuries include a child who was struck on her fingers and an adult who required stitches to his mouth. There were also two reports of minor property damage.

The entertainment centers were sold at Value City Furniture, Rooms Today and American Signature Furniture stores from October 2002 through December 2009 for about $1,650. The individual shelf was also sold separately for about $70.

American Signature is sending free repair kits to consumers who purchased the recalled entertainment centers. Consumers should not move the entertainment centers until they install the free repair kit. If the entertainment center must be moved, remove the center shelf above the television first. Consumers should contact the store where they purchased the entertainment center if they do not receive the repair kit.

For more information, consumers should contact the store where the entertainment center was purchased. Consumers can find the location of American Signature Furniture stores at (866) 274-6631 or Value City Furniture stores at (866) 823-7867, contact American Signature toll-free at (877) 793-3423 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firms' Web sites at www.vcf.com or www.asfurniture.com.