The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·00125·Announced 2000-06-15

Jetmax Recalls Children's Rocking Chairs Sold at Target Stores

Jetmax International is recalling about 48,000 children's rocking chairs sold at Target because the rear legs can separate, causing the chair to collapse and the child to fall.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect equivalent (structural furniture defect) and reports of significant injury (laceration requiring 18 stitches), meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Jetmax International Ltd. is recalling approximately 48,000 children's rocking chairs sold at Target stores nationwide from November 1999 through March 2000. The wooden chairs, manufactured in China, are available in two styles: a boy's rocker with a yellow frame, red rockers, and blue canvas seat, and a girl's rocker with a white frame, purple rockers, and pink canvas seat. The packaging identifies the product as "restore™ & RESTYLE KIDS" and "Wooden Folding Chair," intended for children aged 3 and up weighing between 30 and 100 pounds.

The recall is due to a structural defect where the rear legs of the chair can separate from the rocker's base. This separation can cause the chair to collapse, resulting in the child seated in the chair falling. Jetmax has received five reports of these chairs collapsing and children falling. In one incident, a 13-month-old girl suffered a laceration requiring 18 stitches.

Consumers should immediately stop using these rocking chairs. To obtain a free repair kit with easy installation instructions, consumers should contact Jetmax International at (800) 880-0714 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
Children's rocking chairs
Manufacturer
Jetmax International Ltd., of Stamford, Conn.
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Furniture
Hazard
Affected units
48,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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