CPSCGeneral Alert
Grandin Road Recalls Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Published: December 6, 2012Recall ID: 13710Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The chairs' back legs can bend when a seated person leans back. This poses fall and injury hazards to consumers.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves vintage-inspired, iron chairs with item number 45665, located on the sales receipt. The chairs have a shaped metal seat and legs over a metal tube frame. They have a back that consists of an arched metal tube with a metal center plate. The chairs were sold in apricot, blue, green, red or yellow under Grandin Road's Alsace Furniture Collection. "Made in India" is printed on a white sticker located underneath the chairs' seat.
Affected Products
Metal Chairs
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Grandin-Road-Recalls-Chairs-Due-to-Fall-Hazard |
| Title | Grandin Road Recalls Chairs Due to Fall Hazard |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/PageFiles.134515.Chair_LARGE.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Grandin Road "Alsace" Chair |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/PageFiles.134517.Chair%2520Label_LARGE.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | White Sticker Location |
| Hazards › Name | The chairs' back legs can bend when a seated person leans back. This poses fall and injury hazards to consumers. |
| Injuries › Name | Grandin Road is aware of eight reports of the chairs' back legs bending, including three reports of minor injuries. |
| Products › Name | Metal Chairs |
| Products › Type | Chairs |
| Products › Category I D | 67768 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 2,200 |
| Recall I D | 1482 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should stop using the recalled chairs immediately and contact Grandin Road for instructions on how to receive a full refund in the form of a merchandise credit for the value of the purchase price, plus applicable shipping, handling and taxes. Grandin Road is contacting its customers directly. |
| Importers › Name | Cinmar, LLC, of West Chester, Ohio |
| Retailers › Name | Grandin Road catalog and online at www.grandinroad.com from September 2011 to February 2012 for between $149 and $189. |
| Recall Date | 2012-12-06T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves vintage-inspired, iron chairs with item number 45665, located on the sales receipt. The chairs have a shaped metal seat and legs over a metal tube frame. They have a back that consists of an arched metal tube with a metal center plate. The chairs were sold in apricot, blue, green, red or yellow under Grandin Road's Alsace Furniture Collection. "Made in India" is printed on a white sticker located underneath the chairs' seat. |
| Recall Number | 13710 |
| Manufacturers › Name | K&K Exporters of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Remedy Options › Option | Refund |
| Consumer Contact | Grandin Road; toll-free at (888) 298-4651, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or www.grandinroad.com and click on Product Safety Information for more information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-01-13T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | India |