Office Depot Recalls Desk Chairs Due to Pinch Hazard
Recall 11309 · Aug 18, 2011 · Office Depot
34,000
units affected
34,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11309
- Date
- Aug 18, 2011
- Company
- Office Depot
- Units affected
- 34,000
- Product
- Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Desk Chairs
- Product type
- Chairs
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
This recall involves all Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Custom Fit desk chairs. The mid-back fabric chairs were sold in black and have SKU number 996-190. The date of manufacture, P.O. number and "Made in China" are printed on labels located on the underside of the seat bottom. Affected chairs have a manufacture date between March 2009 and May 2011, listed in Year/Month/Date format (e.g. date code 20100812 represents August 12, 2010).
What can happen
A consumer's finger can get caught in an opening in the chair's tilt mechanism, posing a pinch hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Office Depot's recall hotline to receive a free repair kit with a cover for the tilt mechanism. Consumers should write down the P.O. number found on the underside of the chair for reference when contacting Office Depot.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Office Depot has received one report of a consumer who was injured when his finger was pinched by the chair's tilt mechanism.
- Sold at
- Office Depot retail stores nationwide and online at www.OfficeDepot.com from May 2009 through June 2011 for about $170.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled realspace™ pro 3000 series desk chairs?
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Office Depot's recall hotline to receive a free repair kit with a cover for the tilt mechanism. Consumers should write down the P.O. number found on the underside of the chair for reference when contacting Office Depot.
What is the hazard?
A consumer's finger can get caught in an opening in the chair's tilt mechanism, posing a pinch 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.