Product Recall Number: 05-083
Why was Residential Dining Chair recalled?
The welds on the chair's rear legs can crack and break apart, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 05-083
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2005-01-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Residential Dining Chair
Description: The recalled dining chair has a dark bronze metallic frame, birch colored wooden back and gold colored upholstered seat. The front and rear legs have a curved shape. The label under the seat reads in part "Imported by Poundex Associates Corp." The recalled dining chair is approximately 42-inches high and 17-inches wide.
Hazard Description: The welds on the chair's rear legs can crack and break apart, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 32,000
Incidents: Poundex Associates Corp. has received one report of a chair breaking, involving one report of a minor injury.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately and contact Poundex to receive a free rear leg replacement kit.
Sold At: Independent furniture stores nationwide from January 2004 through September 2004 for about $50 each. The recalled chairs were mainly sold as part of a 5-piece dining set with a table for about $400 per set.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Poundex Associates Corp., of City of Industry, Calif.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed