American Signature · Recalled
CPSC, American Signature Announce Recall of Dinette Chairs
The stretch bar, which connects to the chair's legs, can detach during normal use, causing the user to fall and suffer injuries.
- Units
- About 380
- Reports
- 2
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $70
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
This recall involves "Windsor" style arm chairs. The chairs measure 40 inches high by 21 inches wide. Made of black wood, the chairs have 9 metal spindles across the rounded back.
The file
- Sold at
- American Signature Home and Value City Furniture stores in the Midwest and South during the month of April 2004, for about $70 a pair.
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- American Signature Inc., of Columbus, Ohio
Incident log
American Signature has received two reports of chairs collapsing, including one report of a consumer who fell and bruised her legs.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should contact the store where the chairs were purchased to arrange for a pickup of the original chair in exchange for a replacement chair.
For more information, consumers should contact the store manager of their local American Signature or Value City Furniture store.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated AUG 18 2004; last revised APR 22 2025.