Human Touch Recalls Reclining Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
CPSC recall 17036 · announced November 23, 2016 · Human Touch · 1,100 units affected
The product
This recall involves Human Touch's Perfect Chair ®, model PC-610 with serial numbers between B613315034 and B614215154. The power reclining chair was sold in a walnut, dark walnut or chestnut wood finish base with a leather pad set that came in 33 different colors. The chair measures about 43 inches long, 31 inches wide and 47 inches high and has a head pillow at the top and a joystick controller on the left armrest. The words "Human Touch" and "Perfect Chair" and the model and serial number can be found on the cross bar connecting the rear legs of the chair.
The hazard
The chair's joystick reclining mechanism can malfunction and allow the chair to continue moving, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs, and take them to the store where purchased for a full refund or contact Human Touch to receive a free repair kit (including shipping) or to arrange for free repair. Remedy type: Refund Repair
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): The firm has received one report of the chair's joystick mechanism malfunctioning. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Furniture and specialty stores nationwide including Healthy Back, Human Touch, Relax in Comfort, Relax The Back and The Better Back Store and online at ebay.com and vitalityweb.com for between $3,000 and $3,500.
Consumer contact: Human Touch at 800-355-2762 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, via email at csadmin@humantouch.com or online at www.humantouch.com and click on Support and then on Recall 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.