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Cost Plus World Market Recalls Reading Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Chair without a support block
Chair with a support block to the left.
Chair without a support block

Chair without a support block

Chair with a support block to the left.

Chair with a support block to the left.

Name of Product:
Reading Chairs
Hazard:
The front leg on reading chairs sold without front leg support blocks can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.
Remedy:
Replace
Recall Date:
December 03, 2015
Units:
About 2,700
Consumer Contact

Cost Plus World Market toll-free at 877-967-5362 from 7 a.m. to midnight ET daily or online at www.worldmarket.com and click on "Product Recalls" for more information.

Recall Details

Description:

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.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and inspect the front legs for support blocks. Chairs without support blocks can be returned to any Cost Plus World Market for a free exchange. Consumers should contact Cost Plus World Market or log onto www.worldmarket.com for instructions on how to inspect the chair legs for support blocks.

Incidents/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.

Sold Exclusively At

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

Manufactured In:
China
Distributor(s):

Cost Plus Management Services Inc., of Oakland, Calif.

Recall number:
16-052
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