GigaCloud Technology USA Recalls Merax Murphy Beds Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Impact and Crush Hazards
The stated hazard: During assembly or disassembly, the frame of the wall bed can fall onto consumers, posing deadly impact, crush and laceration hazards.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of Merax Full-Size and Twin-Size Murphy Beds on August 13, 2026. The stated hazard: During assembly or disassembly, the frame of the wall bed can fall onto consumers, posing deadly impact, crush and laceration hazards. About 1,250 units are covered. What to do: Consumers should stop using the recalled Murphy beds immediately and contact GigaCloud Technology for a free repair kit. Consumers that have not assembled the Murphy bed will receive a repair kit consisting of… The firm has received two reports of the Murphy beds falling during assembly, when the Murphy beds were not anchored to the wall, resulting in two injured consumers. One consumer… Sold online at Amazon.com, HomeDepot.com, Wayfair.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, Overstock.com, Temu.com and other websites from May 2024 through February… This is a national recall issued by a federal agency; it is not specific to New Carlisle or to Ohio. CPSC
Context
By the numbers
- Date of record: August 13, 2026 CPSC
- Recall number: 26694 CPSC
- Recall date: August 13, 2026 CPSC
- Product: Merax Full-Size and Twin-Size Murphy Beds CPSC
- Units: About 1,250 CPSC
- Hazard: During assembly or disassembly, the frame of the wall bed can fall onto consumers, posing deadly impact, crush and lacer CPSC
- Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled Murphy beds immediately and contact GigaCloud Technology for a free repair kit. CPSC
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Sources
The source filing
| Recall number | 26694 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | August 13, 2026 |
| Product | Merax Full-Size and Twin-Size Murphy Beds |
| Units | About 1,250 |
| Hazard | During assembly or disassembly, the frame of the wall bed can fall onto consumers, posing deadly impact, crush and laceration hazards. |
| Remedy | Consumers should stop using the recalled Murphy beds immediately and contact GigaCloud Technology for a free repair kit. Consumers that have not assembled the Murphy bed will receive a repair kit consisting of unloaded piston springs, updated assembly instructions and inspection instructions. Consumers that have assembled the Murphy bed will receive inspection instructions. If the consumer determines that the Murphy bed is assembled incorrectly, GigaCloud Technology will provide the consumer with a professional installer to correct or complete the installation, at no cost to the consumer. |
| Remedy type | Repair |
| Injuries reported | The firm has received two reports of the Murphy beds falling during assembly, when the Murphy beds were not anchored to the wall, resulting in two injured consumers. One consumer sustained bruising to his head, neck and right shoulder and one consumer sustained a hit to his head, and scrapes and bruises on his arms. |
| Sold at | Online at Amazon.com, HomeDepot.com, Wayfair.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, Overstock.com, Temu.com and other websites from May 2024 through February 2026 for between $900 and $1,100. |
| Company | GigaCloud Technology (USA) Inc., of El Monte, California |
| Manufactured in | Vietnam |
| Scope | National recall — CPSC publishes no state or ZIP breakdown |
| Consumer contact | GigaCloud Technology toll-free at 888-600-6376 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at support@merax.com or online at www.merax.com/recall or www.merax.com and click on "PRODUCT RECALLS" for more information. |
Published by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (saferproducts.gov). This is the agency's public filing as The Lantern received it, shown with its fields named in plain English.