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Product Recall Number: 16-052

Why was Reading Chairs recalled?

The front leg on reading chairs sold without front leg support blocks can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Reading Chairs
Here's product recall specific data for Reading Chairs.

  • Product Recall Number: 16-052

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2015-12-03

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Reading Chairs

  • Description: The front leg on reading chairs sold without front leg support blocks can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

  • Hazard Description: The front leg on reading chairs sold without front leg support blocks can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 2,700

  • Incidents: Cost Plus World Market has received eight reports of front chair legs bending or breaking, including one report of an injury when a consumer fell out of the chair.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and inspect the front legs for support blocks. Chairs without support blocks can be returned to any Cost Plus World Market for a free exchange. Consumers should contact Cost Plus World Market or log onto www.worldmarket.com for instructions on how to inspect the chair legs for support blocks.

  • Sold At: Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores nationwide and online at www.worldmarket.com from January 2015 through September 2015 for about $300. 

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: Cost Plus Management Services Inc., of Oakland, Calif.

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed