Sauder Recalls Gruga Office Chairs Due to Seat Plate Breakage Hazard

Plain-English summary

Sauder Woodworking Company is recalling approximately 70,000 Gruga office chairs, including entertainment, executive, manager's, and task models. The recall is due to a defect where the seat plate can break, which poses a fall hazard to consumers. The affected chairs were sold in various fabrics and colors from August 2009 to September 2012 at retailers such as Meijer, Menards, Shopko, Target, BestBuy.com, and Kohls.com for prices between $79 and $399.

Sauder has received 17 reports of seat plates breaking, two of which resulted in consumers falling and sustaining bumps and bruises. The recalled chairs are identified by a tag on the bottom of the seat containing the model number and Universal Product Code (UPC), as well as a blue date code stamped on the legal disclaimer label on the underside of the seat. Recalled units are dated August 2009 and later.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and contact Sauder Woodworking Company for a free replacement seat plate and attachment tool. Additional information and photos of the 31 affected chair models are available on the company's website under Safety Notices.

The recalled product

Product

Gruga Office Chairs

Manufacturer

Sauder Woodworking Company, of Archbold, Ohio

Category

Consumer Product — Furniture

Hazard

• fall-hazard
• structural-failure

Affected units

70,000

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