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Fall / CollapseDecember 3, 2015CPSC #16052

Cost Plus World Market Recalls Reading Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Product
Furniture
Units affected
2,700
Remedy
contact manufacturer

What was recalled

This recall involves high-back upholstered reading chairs sold in a black and white floral print. The chairs are 37 inches tall by 30 inches wide, and have four wooden legs with the front two on casters. SKU number 473747 is printed on a UPC sticker affixed to the underside of the chair.

Hazard

The front leg on reading chairs sold without front leg support blocks can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Injuries

Cost Plus World Market has received eight reports of front chair legs bending or breaking, including one report of an injury when a consumer fell out of the chair.

Made in

China

Where it was sold

  • Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores nationwide and online at www.worldmarket.com from January 2015 through September 2015 for about $300.

Photos

Cost Plus World Market recalled productChair without a support blockChair with a support block to the left.
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