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Brown Jordan Services Recalls Swivel Patio Chairs Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Home Depot

Recalled Patio Chairs

Recalled Patio Chairs

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016

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Recall Summary

Name of product:  Swivel Dining and Lounge Chairs

Hazard:  The base of the chair can break during normal use, posing a fall hazard.

Consumer Contact:  Brown Jordan Services toll-free at 855-899-2127 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Monday through Friday or online at www.bjsoutdoor.com can click on “Customer Care” and then “Recall Information” for more information.

Recall Details

In conjunction with

Canadian Flag

Units:  About 265,000 (in addition about 16,000 were sold in Canada)

Description:  This recall involves Hampton Bay Fall River swivel dining and lounge chairs. The chairs are made of steel with a round swivel base and arm rests. The chairs have a red or green cushion, or are prepared for a custom slipcover with white liner fabric covering the cushions. Chairs were sold in either sets of two or as part of patio sets, which included accompanying patio tables.

Incidents/Injuries:  The firm has received 410 reports of the swivel chairs breaking, including 16 reports of injuries, primarily bruises and abrasions resulting from falls.

Remedy:  Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Brown Jordan Services for a free repair kit.

Sold exclusively at:  Home Depot nationwide and online at homedepot.com from October 2012 through January 2015 for about $200 for a set of two chairs to $550 for a 7-piece patio set.

Manufacturer(s):  JiangSu Sunnyland Furniture Manufacturing Co. Ltd., of China

Importer(s):  The Home Depot, of Atlanta, Ga.

Distributor(s):  Brown Jordan Services, of St. Augustine, Fla.

Manufactured in:  China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to help ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.

Source: http://www.cpsc.gov

 

 

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