Recalls / 2016-03-11

Room & Board Recalls Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Room & Board (Recall Alert)

16733 · Recalled 2016-03-11 · CPSC page

Room & Board’s Doyle side chair and arm chair (walnut)

Description

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.

Hazards

The backrest can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user.

Reported injuries

The firm has received 10 incident reports of the chair backrest breaking, including one report of a scratch.

Remedy

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?.

Products

Name	Model	Units
Doyle arm chairs and side chairs		About 1,500

Parties

Distributor: Room & Board, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Made in: United States
Sold at: Room & Board, online at www.roomandboard.com, $520 for the arm chairs, between $300, $400 for the side chairs.

Consumer contact

Room & Board toll-free at 855-246-0974 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at updates@roomandboard.com or visit www.roomandboard.com and click on the Product Recall link located at the bottom of the page for more information.

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Source: CPSC recall 16733. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.