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Product Recall Number: 16-070

Why was Swingasan® chairs and stands recalled?

The suspension hardware on the chair and stand can break, or the stand can become unstable during use, posing a fall hazard.

Swingasan® chairs and stands
Here's product recall specific data for Swingasan® chairs and stands.

  • Product Recall Number: 16-070

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2016-01-12

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Swingasan® chairs and stands

  • Description: The suspension hardware on the chair and stand can break, or the stand can become unstable during use, posing a fall hazard.

  • Hazard Description: The suspension hardware on the chair and stand can break, or the stand can become unstable during use, posing a fall hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Dispose

  • Units: About 260,000 in the U.S. (in addition, about 16,000 were sold in Canada).

  • Incidents: Pier 1 Imports has received 101 reports of incidents with the chairs and stands. This includes 93 reports of the chair with stand becoming unstable during use and tipping over, resulting in 23 injuries. There have been eight reports of the suspension hardware failing, including four reports of injuries.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs.

  • Sold At: Pier 1 Imports stores nationwide and online at www.Pier1.com from January 2010 through August 2015 for between $200 and $400 for the hanging chair and stand.

  • Importers: Pier 1 Imports of Fort Worth, Texas

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed