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Boston Warehouse Trading · Recalled
Chairs Recalled by Boston Warehouse Trading Corp.
The screws holding the chair's front leg folding mechanism can work loose, causing the chair to collapse, resulting in injury.
- Units
- About 1,800
- Reports
- 3
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $150
- 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 B.W. Home brand folding chairs made of white wood with a rush seat. The chair measures 15.75 inches wide, 18.25 inches deep, and 35 inches high. The seat is 18 inches high. There is a "bw HOME" sticker and a "MADE IN TAIWAN" sticker on the seat's frame. A hang tag identified the chair as "Lilla", model number 00222, but neither "Lilla" nor the model are on the chair.
The file
- Sold at
- Specialty gift, department and furniture stores nationwide sold the chairs, from January 1999 through January 2000, for about $150.
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Recalled by
- Boston Warehouse Trading Corp., of Norwood, Mass.
Incident log
Boston Warehouse Trading Corp. has received three reports of chairs collapsing, resulting in one muscle strain injury and one property damage incident.
What the notice says to do
Stop using the chair immediately and contact Boston Warehouse Trading Corp. Consumers will be given the option of receiving replacement screws or returning the chair to the store where purchased, for a full refund.
Consumers may contact Boston Warehouse Trading Corp. toll-free at (888) 923-2982 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or write to Boston Warehouse Trading Corp., 59 Davis Ave., Norwood, MA 02062.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.