Sauder Woodworking · Recalled
CPSC, Sauder Woodworking Announce Recall of Computer Armoires
The upper doors or upper door components can fall off, causing injury to nearby consumers.
- Units
- About 212,400
- Reports
- 143
- Injuries
- 17
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $450
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recall involves the Monarch style computer armoire, models 2549 (washed pine finish), 2649 (woodland oak finish), 2749 (classic cherry finish), 8449 (fruitwood finish), and 9649 (amber oak finish). The Monarch Computer Armoire measures about 41.5 inches wide, 23 inches deep and 73 inches high with the doors closed. Two upper doors open to reveal designated areas for a printer, monitor, and keyboard. Two lower rollaway doors open to provide additional work surfaces and a file drawer. "Sauder" is imprinted into two metal strike plates, located in the corners of the upper doors. The model number is located on a sticker that the consumer attached to the armoire or in the assembly instruction book.
The file
- Sold at
- Department, office and furniture stores nationwide sold these computer armoires, from July 1997 through December 1999, for about $450.
- Product type
- Furniture (Miscellaneous)
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Sauder Woodworking Co., of Archbold, Ohio
Incident log
Sauder Woodworking has received 143 reports of an upper door or its components falling off, resulting in 17 injuries, including a broken toe, cuts, scratches and bruises.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the computer armoire immediately and call Sauder to order a free repair kit. The repair kit includes safety brackets for installation on both doors and installation instructions.
Consumers may call Sauder toll-free at (888) 800-6315 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
