The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·14740·Announced 2014-07-23

Pottery Barn Recalls Donovan Bar Stools Due to Footrest Breakage Hazard

Pottery Barn is recalling about 1,000 Donovan Bar Stools because the footrest can break, posing a fall hazard to users. No injuries have been reported.

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 not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Pottery Barn, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc., is recalling about 1,000 Donovan Bar Stools. The recall involves mahogany wood stools with a 15-inch round woven banana bark swivel seat that rotates 360 degrees. The stools were sold in five colors (red, mahogany, Tuscan chestnut, antique white, and black) in two sizes (counter height at 24 inches and bar height at 30 inches).

The footrest on these bar stools can break, which poses a fall hazard to the user. Pottery Barn has received 26 reports of the footrest breaking, but no injuries have been reported. The stools were sold at Pottery Barn Outlet stores nationwide, online at PotteryBarn.com, and through the Pottery Barn catalog from March 2014 through June 2014 for between $230 and $250.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bar stools and contact Pottery Barn for a replacement stool. Pottery Barn is notifying all known consumers. For more information, consumers can contact Pottery Barn toll-free at (844) 211-5403 between 7 a.m. and midnight ET daily or visit the firm's website at www.potterybarn.com and click on "Safety Recalls" at the bottom of the page.

The recalled product

Product
Donovan Bar Stools
Affected units
1,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same manufacturer · Pottery Barn, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.

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