Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores Recall SmartSpace Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
CPSC recall 08406 · announced September 24, 2008 · Jo-ann Stores · 6,000 units affected
The product
This recall involves the SmartSpace™ Papasan chair. The silver metal frame chair has a circular fabric seat that sits on a 10-inch-tall base. The fabric seat used with the papasan chairs were sold in purple, pacific, lime yellow and gray. A hangtag on the chair reads "Smartspace Papasan Chair - 1 piece."
The hazard
The chairs were sold without a warning label instructing consumers to lock the chair's legs before sitting. This poses a fall hazard to consumers.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately stop using the chair until a warning label, instructing consumers to engage the legs in the locked position before use, has been obtained from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): Jo-Ann has received five reports of chairs collapsing when the legs were not locked. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores nationwide from June 2008 through September 2008 for about $25.
Consumer contact: For additional information, contact Jo-Ann Stores at (888) 739-4120 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or send an email to guest.services@joann.com
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.