Safety regulator, Lane Furniture Industries Inc. Announce Recall of High-Leg Recliner Chairs
Recall 03131 · May 22, 2003 · Lane Furniture Industries Inc.
620,000
units affected
620,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03131
- Date
- May 22, 2003
- Company
- Lane Furniture Industries Inc.
- Units affected
- 620,000
- Product
- High-Leg Recliner Chairs
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
The recall includes three-position, high-leg recliner chairs that have a five-digit style number beginning with 026 or 027 and a shipping date prior to May 2002. The style number and shipping date can be found on a small label located either underneath the footrest or under the chair itself. High-leg recliner chairs measure 7 inches to 9 inches from the floor.
What can happen
A mechanism in the footrest can create a pinch point that can cause injury if consumers open or recline the chair by reaching underneath the footrest.
The fix
Contact Lane Furniture Industries to receive a repair kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Lane has received 18 reports of incidents involving the recliner chairs, including lacerations, cut fingernails and three reports of broken bones.
- Sold at
- Furniture stores nationwide, from December 1989 through April 2002, for between $500 and $1,200.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled high-leg recliner chairs?
Contact Lane Furniture Industries to receive a repair kit.
What is the hazard?
A mechanism in the footrest can create a pinch point that can cause injury if consumers open or recline the chair by reaching underneath the footrest.
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.