Human Touch Recalls Perfect Chair to Fix Screw Drive Due to Entanglement Hazard
Recall 09730 · Mar 18, 2009 · Human Touch
20,000
units affected
20,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09730
- Date
- Mar 18, 2009
- Company
- Human Touch
- Units affected
- 20,000
- Product
- Human Touch LLC "Perfect Chair"
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
This recall involves chair model numbers PC-095, PC-3, PC-7, and PC-9 that have an "open screw" drive or a "dual cover" screw drive and that were sold prior to September 2007. Screws that are fully covered (the "quad cover") are not subject to this recall; see picture.
What can happen
The screw on the underside of the Perfect Chair recliner can cut or entangle children or pets.
The fix
Consumers should inspect the chair immediately and to see if it has the 'open screw' or 'dual cover screw,' centered directly beneath the chair. Consumers should stop using these chairs if children or pets are present and contact either Human Touch or a Human Touch dealer for a free screw cover kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Human Touch LLC has received no reports of injuries to humans but has received one report of a dog's fur becoming entangled in the screw.
- Sold at
- Human Touch or authorized Human Touch dealers such as Relax the Back or The Healthy Back Store from April 2000 to June 2004 (open screw) and June 2004 to September 2007 (dual-cover screw) for about $1800.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled human touch llc "perfect chair"?
Consumers should inspect the chair immediately and to see if it has the 'open screw' or 'dual cover screw,' centered directly beneath the chair. Consumers should stop using these chairs if children or pets are present and contact either Human Touch or a Human Touch dealer for a free screw cover kit.
What is the hazard?
The screw on the underside of the Perfect Chair recliner can cut or entangle children or pets.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.