The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·08106·Announced 2007-11-28

Lazy Lounger Chairs and Recliners Recalled for Collapsing Hazard

Dick's Sporting Goods is recalling Lazy Lounger chairs and recliners because plastic support brackets can break, causing the furniture to collapse and injure users.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (structural collapse) with reported injuries (lacerations and back pain) but no reported deaths or hospitalizations, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for injury without critical outcomes.

Plain-English summary

Dick's Sporting Goods is recalling Lazy Lounger lounge chairs and recliners sold nationwide and online from February 2006 to August 2007. The recall involves approximately 125,000 units of the Lazy Lounger chair (Style # CEH00415), recliner (Style # CEH00320), and oversize recliners (Style # CEH00414, CEH00345, and CEH00443). These products were manufactured by Rankam Group Ltd. of China and sold for between $40 and $80. The chairs feature a mesh covering attached to a black or tan metal frame by woven cord, with a padded headrest pillow sewn onto the mesh.

The recall is due to a hazard where the plastic support brackets can break, causing the chairs and recliners to collapse. Dick's Sporting Goods has received 19 reports of the furniture collapsing, which resulted in 17 injuries involving lacerations and back pain. No deaths have been reported.

Consumers should stop using the affected chairs and recliners immediately. To obtain a free repair kit, consumers can contact Dick's Sporting Goods toll-free at (866) 500-4982 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or email [email protected]. Additional information is available at www.dickssportinggoods.com.

The recalled product

Product
Lounge Chairs and Recliners
Manufacturer
Rankam Group Ltd., of China
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard
Affected units
125,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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