Safety regulator, Royal Seating Ltd. Announce Recall of Children's Chairs
Recall 05564 · Apr 21, 2005 · Royal Seating Ltd.
46,000
units affected
46,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05564
- Date
- Apr 21, 2005
- Company
- Royal Seating Ltd.
- Units affected
- 46,000
- Product
- Royal Seating Prima Chair
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The Prima chair is a child's molded plastic chair made up of two plastic parts: the chair's seat and the base, which includes the chair legs. The Prima chair is sold in several seat heights - measuring between 8 and 13 inches from the top of the seat to the floor. The seat portion is 10.5 inches by 10 inches. The Prima chair comes in red, yellow, blue, green, teal, berry and purple with either black- or same-colored legs as the seat or navy seat with black legs. The model number does not appear on the chair. The Prima chair can be identified on the company's web site under Early Learning, model number 7101.
What can happen
The seat portion of the chair can detach from the leg base, possibly causing a child to fall to the floor.
The fix
Owners who have not already been directly contacted by Royal Seating should visit the firm's Web site or call Royal Seating toll-free to receive information about having chairs tested and replaced, if needed.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Royal Seating Ltd. has received three reports of the chair's legs separating from the seat. No injuries were reported.
- Sold at
- Furniture dealers and catalogs to schools and similar institutions, between February 1, 2004 and November 20, 2004, for $29.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled royal seating prima chair?
Owners who have not already been directly contacted by Royal Seating should visit the firm's Web site or call Royal Seating toll-free to receive information about having chairs tested and replaced, if needed.
What is the hazard?
The seat portion of the chair can detach from the leg base, possibly causing a child to fall to the floor.
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.