Office Depot · Recalled
Office Depot Recalls Desk Chairs Due to Pinch Hazard
A consumer's finger can get caught in an opening in the chair's tilt mechanism, posing a pinch hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 34,000 in the United States and 425 in Canada
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $170
- Remedy
- Repair
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Affected
This recall involves all Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Custom Fit desk chairs. The mid-back fabric chairs were sold in black and have SKU number 996-190. The date of manufacture, P.O. number and "Made in China" are printed on labels located on the underside of the seat bottom. Affected chairs have a manufacture date between March 2009 and May 2011, listed in Year/Month/Date format (e.g. date code 20100812 represents August 12, 2010).
The file
- Sold at
- Office Depot retail stores nationwide and online at www.OfficeDepot.com from May 2009 through June 2011 for about $170.
- Product type
- Chairs
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Huichang Furniture Co. Ltd., of China, Office Depot Inc., of Boca Raton, Fla.
Incident log
Office Depot has received one report of a consumer who was injured when his finger was pinched by the chair's tilt mechanism.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Office Depot's recall hotline to receive a free repair kit with a cover for the tilt mechanism. Consumers should write down the P.O. number found on the underside of the chair for reference when contacting Office Depot.
For additional information, contact Office Depot toll-free at (855) 259-5093 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.officedepot.com/customerservice/errata.do
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 2011; last revised JUL 08 2016.
