Folding Chairs
CPSC Recall #12-144 — April 4, 2012
Product
Folding Chairs
Description
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard
The chairs can collapse during normal use, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Incidents / Injuries
West Elm has received 14 reports of collapsed, broken or cracked chairs. Two consumers have reported minor injuries after falling from a collapsed chair, medical attention was not required.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and contact West Elm for instructions on returning the product for a full refund.
Units Affected
About 10,000 in the United States and 100 in Canada
Sold At
West Elm stores nationwide, the West Elm catalog and website from September 2011 to January 2012 for between $20 and $40.
Importer
West Elm, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Manufactured In
Malaysia