The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·09719·Announced 2009-01-27

Lane Home Furnishings Recalls Glider Recliners Due to Fall Hazard

Lane Home Furnishings is recalling about 700 glider recliners because the base can be installed backwards, causing the chair to tip over and posing a fall hazard.

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 (fall hazard) where injury has been reported (one fall to the floor), but no serious injuries or fatalities are documented, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Lane Furniture Industries Inc. is recalling approximately 700 Glider Recliners, model numbers 2056 and 2085. The affected recliners were manufactured between June 2008 and October 2008. The model number, manufacture date, and 9-digit serial number can be found beneath the footrest of the recliner.

The recall is due to a fall hazard. If the base of the chair is installed backwards, it can allow the chair to tip over backwards. The firm has received one report of a recliner tipping over backwards, causing a consumer to fall to the floor.

The recalled recliners were sold at various home furnishing retailers nationwide from June 2008 through October 2008 for about $500. Consumers should immediately stop using the recliners and contact Lane to verify if their product is included in the recall. Lane will arrange for a free in-home inspection and repair of affected products.

The recalled product

Product
Glider Recliners
Manufacturer
Lane Furniture Industries Inc., of Tupelo, Miss.
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard
Affected units
700

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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