CPSC Recall - Issued 12/6/2012
Grandin Road Recalls Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Manufacturer: K&K Exporters
Product: Metal Chairs
Hazard: The chairs’ back legs can bend when a seated person leans back. This poses fall and injury hazards to consumers.
Injuries: Grandin Road is aware of eight reports of the chairs’ back legs bending, including three reports of minor injuries.
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.
Remedy: 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.
Sold At: Grandin Road catalog and online at www.grandinroad.com from September 2011 to February 2012 for between $149 and $189.
Units: About 2,200
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.
Company Website: www.grandinroad.com
