CPSC2005-04-06
CPSC, L.L. Bean Inc. Announce Recall of Director's Chairs, Replacement Seats
L.L. Bean Inc., of Freeport, Maine
Hazard
The wooden dowels in the fabric seats are too small and can break or slide out of the fabric sleeves; the fabric seat can tear from the wooden seat frame; and the chair frame also can break at the backrest upright, the armrest and at the leg axis. These failures can cause the chair's occupant to fall to the floor, and possibly sustain injuries.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the director's chair and the padded replacement seat immediately and contact L.L. Bean to receive a full refund or an L.L. Bean gift certificate.
Sold at
L.L. Bean catalog, Web site and L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport, Maine, from February 2004 through September 2004, for $79 for the padded and $59 for the unpadded chair and $29 for the padded replacement seat.
Affected count
About 3,500
Injuries reported
L.L. Bean received 10 reports of the dowels breaking, two reports of the fabric tearing and four reports of frame breakage, which involve eight people falling from the chairs. There have been no reports of injury.
Manufactured in
China, United States
Products
Director's Chairs and Replacement Director's Chair Padded Seats
Consumer contact
Consumers should contact L.L. Bean toll-free at (800) 555-9717 anytime or visit the company's Web site at www.llbean.com/recall for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2005/CPSC-LL-Bean-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Directors-Chairs-Replacement-SeatsDon't want to check this manually?
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