Washington, D.C. One preson died and hundreds injured when wall beds from Bestar failed. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Bestar, of Canada, have recalled 129,000 wall beds due to serious impact and crushing hazards. In addition, Bestar sold about 53,000 in Canada. In July 2018, a 79-year-old woman died after a Bestar wall bed fell on her, injuring her spine. Bestar has received reports of 60 additional incidents resulting in bruising and other injuries from the wall beds detaching and hitting consumers.
About 129,000 Bestar wall beds are being recalled after the furniture left one person dead and injuries were reported in 60 other incidents. The beds can detach from the wall and fall on people.