Original; see modified release: High-Leg Recliner Chairs Recalled by Lane Furniture Industries Inc.
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2003
Release # 03-131
Company Phone Number: (800) 467-9555
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
CPSC, Lane Furniture Industries Inc. Announce Recall of High-Leg Recliner Chairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.
Name of product: High-Leg Recliner Chairs
Units: 620,000
Manufacturer: Lane Furniture Industries Inc., of Tupelo, Miss.
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.
Incidents/Injuries: Lane has received 18 reports of incidents involving
the recliner chairs, including lacerations, cut fingernails and three
reports of broken bones.
Description: 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.
Sold at: Furniture stores nationwide from December 1989 through April
2002 for between $500 and $1,200.
Manufactured in: U.S.A.
Remedy: Contact Lane Furniture Industries to receive a repair kit.
Consumer Contact: Lane Furniture Industries at (800) 467-9555 between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site
www.lanefurniture.com
Media Contact: Marshall Briscoe at (662) 566-7211.
