Medline Industries 1.5 Million Adult Portable Bed Rails Recall

Serious Entrapment and Asphyxia Hazards.

CPSC recall #24248 · announced May 30, 2024 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Hazard

When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact Medline to receive a full refund.

Units

About 1.5 million (In addition, about 5,522 were sold in Canada)

Medline Industries Recalls 1.5 Million Adult Portable Bed Rails Due to Serious Entrapment and Asphyxia Hazards; Two Deaths Reported

How to identify the recalled product

Product	Medline Bed Assist Bar adult bed rails
Units recalled	About 1.5 million (In addition, about 5,522 were sold in Canada)

The recall

The recalled bed rails have model numbers MDS6800BA and MDS6800BAH. The two models are identical, but model MDS6800BA was sold individually and model MDS6800BAH was sold in cases of three units. The bed rails are made of black metal tubing with a rounded black foam rubber grip handle and a fabric pouch. The name "Medline" and the model number are printed on a label located on the support frame of the bed rail near the vertical portion of the bed rail.

Reported incidents

Medline has received two reports of entrapment deaths associated with the Bed Assist Bars. The deaths occurred in July 2019 and November 2023 and involved a 76-year-old woman at a senior nursing facility in Iowa and an 87-year-old woman at a residential care facility in South Carolina.

What consumers should do now

Stop using the recalled product immediately. Contact the company for the announced remedy. Do not resell or donate recalled products — it is illegal under federal law.

Medline toll-free at 866-359-1704 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, by email at [email protected], or online at https://recalls.medline.com or https://athome.medline.com and click on "Product Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official notice title: “Medline Industries Recalls 1.5 Million Adult Portable Bed Rails Due to Serious Entrapment and Asphyxia Hazards; Two Deaths Reported”. Read the official CPSC notice