Room & Board Recalls Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Room & Board (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 16733 · announced March 11, 2016 · Room & Board · 1,500 units affected
The product
This recall involves Room & Board's Doyle arm chairs and side chairs. The wood chairs were sold with and without an upholstered seat and in five different finishes: Charcoal, cherry, maple, shell and walnut. Each chair has a barcode printed on a label located under the seat on the inside of the seat frame. "Room & Board-Handcrafted in Vermont" is inscribed on the seat frame next to the barcode. A complete list of bar codes included in this recall can be found on the firm's website.
The hazard
The backrest can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and contact Room & Board ?to receive a free replacement chair or a full refund. Room & Board is contacting consumers directly?. Remedy type: Replace Refund
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): The firm has received 10 incident reports of the chair backrest breaking, including one report of a scratch.
Sold at: Room & Board stores nationwide and online at www.roomandboard.com from May 2015 through December 2015 for between $350 and $520 for the arm chairs and between $300 and $400 for the side chairs.
Consumer contact: Room & Board toll-free at 855-246-0974 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at updates@roomandboard.com or visit www.roomandboard.com and click on the Product Recall link located at the bottom of the page 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.