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Product Recall Number: 14-188

Why was Office Depot® Gibson Leather Task Chairs recalled?

The mounting plate weld can break and separate the seat from the base of the chair, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Office Depot® Gibson Leather Task Chairs
Here's product recall specific data for Office Depot® Gibson Leather Task Chairs.

  • Product Recall Number: 14-188

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2014-05-22

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Office Depot® Gibson Leather Task Chairs

  • Description: The mounting plate weld can break and separate the seat from the base of the chair, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

  • Hazard Description: The mounting plate weld can break and separate the seat from the base of the chair, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 1,400,000

  • Incidents: Office Depot has received about 153 reports of the seat plate weld cracking or breaking, including 25 reports of contusions, abrasions and reports of injuries to the head, neck and a fractured back and hip which required medical attention.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and return them to any Office Depot store location for a $55 store merchandise credit

  • Sold At: Office Depot retail stores and online from 2003 through 2012 for about $40.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed