Product Recall Number: 11-309
Why was Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Desk Chairs recalled?
A consumer's finger can get caught in an opening in the chair's tilt mechanism, posing a pinch hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 11-309
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-08-17
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Desk Chairs
Description: This recall involves all Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Custom Fit desk chairs. The mid-back fabric chairs were sold in black and have SKU number 996-190. The date of manufacture, P.O. number and ""Made in China"" are printed on labels located on the underside of the seat bottom. Affected chairs have a manufacture date between March 2009 and May 2011, listed in Year/Month/Date format (e.g. date code 20100812 represents August 12, 2010).
Hazard Description: A consumer's finger can get caught in an opening in the chair's tilt mechanism, posing a pinch hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 34,000 in the United States and 425 in Canada.
Incidents: Office Depot has received one report of a consumer who was injured when his finger was pinched by the chair's tilt mechanism.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Office Depot's recall hotline to receive a free repair kit with a cover for the tilt mechanism. Consumers should write down the P.O. number found on the underside of the chair for reference when contacting Office Depot.
Sold At: Office Depot retail stores nationwide and online at www.OfficeDepot.com from May 2009 through June 2011 for about $170.
Importers: Office Depot Inc., of Boca Raton, Fla.
Manufacturers: Huichang Furniture Co. Ltd., of China
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed