Brooks Furniture · Recalled
Brooks Furniture Recalls Glider Rockers Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively to Kaplan Early Learning
The spindles in the glider base can separate while rocking, posing a fall hazard to the user.
- Units
- About 350
- Reports
- 29
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $390–$540
- Remedy
- Repair
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 includes two styles of Brooks Furniture glider rockers 1529P and 1529V-LM. The 1529P glider rocker has a maple wood frame with blue fabric upholstery. The 1529V-LM glider rocker has a maple wood frame with beige vinyl upholstery and a locking mechanism to disengage the glider. Both recalled chairs have the style number and manufacture date between 1/1/2011 and 12/31/2012 printed under the chair's seat. Brooks Furniture is printed on a label attached to the seat cushions.
The file
- Sold at
- Kaplan Early Learning Co .nationwide from October 2011 to December 2012 for about $390 to $540 depending on style.
- Product type
- Chairs
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- Brooks Furniture Mfg. Inc. of Tazewell, Tenn.
Incident log
The firm has received 29 reports of the chair's spindles separating or loosening on the base of the glider rockers. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the glider rocker and contact Brooks Furniture to receive a free replacement base.
Brooks Furniture at (800) 427-6657 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday, Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET or online at www.brooksfurnitureonline.com and click on "Recall" for more information.
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 JUN 18 2014; last revised JAN 09 2015.
