Grandin Road Recalls Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
CPSC recall 13710 · announced December 6, 2012 · K&k Exporters Of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India · 2,200 units affected
The product
This recall involves vintage-inspired, iron chairs with item number 45665, located on the sales receipt. The chairs have a shaped metal seat and legs over a metal tube frame. They have a back that consists of an arched metal tube with a metal center plate. The chairs were sold in apricot, blue, green, red or yellow under Grandin Road's Alsace Furniture Collection. "Made in India" is printed on a white sticker located underneath the chairs' seat.
The hazard
The chairs' back legs can bend when a seated person leans back. This poses fall and injury hazards to consumers.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should stop using the recalled chairs immediately and contact Grandin Road for instructions on how to receive a full refund in the form of a merchandise credit for the value of the purchase price, plus applicable shipping, handling and taxes. Grandin Road is contacting its customers directly. Remedy type: Refund
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): Grandin Road is aware of eight reports of the chairs' back legs bending, including three reports of minor injuries.
Sold at: Grandin Road catalog and online at www.grandinroad.com from September 2011 to February 2012 for between $149 and $189.
Consumer contact: Grandin Road; toll-free at (888) 298-4651, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or www.grandinroad.com and click on Product Safety Information for more information.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.