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Product Recall
Room & Board Recalls Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Room & Board (Recall Alert)
Room & Board’s Doyle side chair and arm chair (walnut)
Doyle arm chairs and side chairs
Recall Date: March 11th, 2016
Type: Chairs
Units: About 1,500
Hazards: The backrest can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
Remedies: Replace
Refund
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.
Description
This recalls 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.
Images:
Room & Board’s Doyle side chair and arm chair (walnut)
Bar code location
Consumer Contact:
Room & Board toll-free at 855-246-0974 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] or visit www.roomandboard.com and click on the Product Recall link located at the bottom of the page for more information.Injuries:
The firm has received 10 incident reports of the chair backrest breaking, including one report of a scratch.
Retailers:
Room & Board stores nationwide and online at www.roomandboard.com from May 2015 through December 2015 for between $350 and $520 for the arm chairs and between $300 and $400 for the side chairs?.
Distributors:
Room & Board, of Minneapolis, Minn.
