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.
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