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CPSC #16052Home & furniture
Reading Chairs

Cost Plus World Market · Recalled

Cost Plus World Market Recalls Reading Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Falls

The front leg on reading chairs sold without front leg support blocks can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Units
About 2,700
Reports
8
Injuries
1
Deaths
—
Price
$300
Remedy
Replace

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

This recall involves high-back upholstered reading chairs sold in a black and white floral print. The chairs are 37 inches tall by 30 inches wide, and have four wooden legs with the front two on casters. SKU number 473747 is printed on a UPC sticker affixed to the underside of the chair.

The file

Sold at
Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores nationwide and online at www.worldmarket.com from January 2015 through September 2015 for about $300.
Product type
Chairs
Made in
China
Recalled by
Cost Plus Management Services Inc., of Oakland, Calif.

Incident log

Cost Plus World Market has received eight reports of front chair legs bending or breaking, including one report of an injury when a consumer fell out of the chair.

What the notice says to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and inspect the front legs for support blocks. Chairs without support blocks can be returned to any Cost Plus World Market for a free exchange. Consumers should contact Cost Plus World Market or log onto www.worldmarket.com for instructions on how to inspect the chair legs for support blocks.

Cost Plus World Market toll-free at 877-967-5362 from 7 a.m. to midnight ET daily or online at www.worldmarket.com and click on "Product Recalls" for more information.

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Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.

Chair without a support blockChair with a support block to the left.

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