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Product Recall Number: 96-178

Why was Plastic Lawn Chairs recalled?

The chair's rear legs lack rubber feet and may spread or break, causing the chair to collapse.

Plastic Lawn Chairs
Here's product recall specific data for Plastic Lawn Chairs.

  • Product Recall Number: 96-178

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 1996-07-31

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Plastic Lawn Chairs

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Southern Sales and Marketing Group of Atlanta, Ga., is voluntarily recalling 900,000 plastic lawn chairs. The chair's rear legs lack rubber feet and may spread or break, causing the chair to collapse. Southern Sales and Marketing Group is aware of 39 incidents involving these chairs, resulting in several injuries, ranging from minor bruises to back injuries. The "Perla," "Althea," and "Malibu" styles of whiteplastic lawn chairs measure 22 inches deep, 22 inches wide, and 32 inches high. Each chair bears a sticker label on the front of the seat which lists the chair style as well as the manufacturer's name and address. Grocery and home supply stores, including Winn Dixie, Cub Foods, and Scotty's, sold the lawn chairs nationwide from January 1992 through September 1995 for about $6. The 1996 styles of the chairs, which have rubber feet on the rear legs, are not being recalled. Consumers should stop using the lawn chairs and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund or replacement. For more information about this recall, consumers should contact Southern Sales and Marketing Group at (800) 729-5033.

  • Hazard Description: The chair's rear legs lack rubber feet and may spread or break, causing the chair to collapse.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund, Replace

  • Units: 900000

  • Incidents: Southern Sales and Marketing Group is aware of 39 incidents involving these chairs, resulting in several injuries, ranging from minor bruises to back injuries.

  • Remedy: Consumers should stop using the lawn chairs and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund or replacement.

  • Sold At: Grocery and home supply stores, including Winn Dixie, Cub Foods, and Scotty's, sold the lawn chairs nationwide from January 1992 through September 1995 for about $6.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed