Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores Recall SmartSpace Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Recall 08406 · Sep 24, 2008 · Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores
6,000
units affected
6,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 08406
- Date
- Sep 24, 2008
- Company
- Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores
- Units affected
- 6,000
- Product
- SmartSpace™ Papasan Chairs
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves the SmartSpace™ Papasan chair. The silver metal frame chair has a circular fabric seat that sits on a 10-inch-tall base. The fabric seat used with the papasan chairs were sold in purple, pacific, lime yellow and gray. A hangtag on the chair reads "Smartspace Papasan Chair - 1 piece."
What can happen
The chairs were sold without a warning label instructing consumers to lock the chair's legs before sitting. This poses a fall hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the chair until a warning label, instructing consumers to engage the legs in the locked position before use, has been obtained from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Jo-Ann has received five reports of chairs collapsing when the legs were not locked. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores nationwide from June 2008 through September 2008 for about $25.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled smartspace™ papasan chairs?
Consumers should immediately stop using the chair until a warning label, instructing consumers to engage the legs in the locked position before use, has been obtained from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
What is the hazard?
The chairs were sold without a warning label instructing consumers to lock the chair's legs before sitting. This poses a fall hazard to consumers.
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.