True Innovations · Recalled
True Innovations Recalls Prestigio Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Office Depot
The seat plate can break, posing fall and injury hazards to consumers.
- Units
- About 8,400
- Reports
- 78
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $250
- Remedy
- Repair
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Affected
This recall involves Prestigio model leather office chairs. The high-back leather chairs were sold in black and have a five-leg metallic finish base with casters. The SKU number 181-265 and the words "Realspace Soho" and "Prestigio High-Back Chair Black Leather" are printed on a label located on the underside of the seat.
The file
- Sold at
- Office Depot retail stores nationwide and online at OfficeDepot.com from October 2008 through February 2011 for about $250.
- Product type
- Chairs
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Office Depot Inc., of Boca Raton, Fla., True Innovations LLC, of Hong Kong, China
Incident log
Office Depot has received 78 reports of incidents involving seat plates breaking, including one report of a fall injury.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact True Innovations for a free seat repair kit including a replacement seat plate and an installation tool.
For additional information, contact True Innovations at (800) 379-9773 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.trueinnovations.com
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 SEP 13 2012; last revised APR 21 2016.