Room & Board Recalls Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Room & Board (Recall Alert)
Recall 16733 · Mar 11, 2016 · Room & Board
1,500
units affected
1,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16733
- Date
- Mar 11, 2016
- Company
- Room & Board
- Units affected
- 1,500
- Product
- Doyle arm chairs and side chairs
- Product type
- Chairs
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Cuts
The product
This recall involves Room & Board's Doyle arm chairs and side chairs. The wood chairs were sold with and without an upholstered seat and in five different finishes: Charcoal, cherry, maple, shell and walnut. Each chair has a barcode printed on a label located under the seat on the inside of the seat frame. "Room & Board-Handcrafted in Vermont" is inscribed on the seat frame next to the barcode. A complete list of bar codes included in this recall can be found on the firm's website.
What can happen
The backrest can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and contact Room & Board ?to receive a free replacement chair or a full refund. Room & Board is contacting consumers directly?.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 10 incident reports of the chair backrest breaking, including one report of a scratch.
- Sold at
- Room & Board stores nationwide and online at www.roomandboard.com from May 2015 through December 2015 for between $350 and $520 for the arm chairs and between $300 and $400 for the side chairs.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled doyle arm chairs and side chairs?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and contact Room & Board ?to receive a free replacement chair or a full refund. Room & Board is contacting consumers directly?.
What is the hazard?
The backrest can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
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.