The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·15060·Announced 2015-01-14

NPD Furniture Recalls Abby Dining Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

NPD Furniture is recalling about 250 Abby Dining Chairs because the legs can break unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard. 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

NPD Furniture is recalling approximately 250 Abby Dining Chairs due to a fall hazard. The chair legs can break unexpectedly, which could cause the chair to collapse and the user to fall. The company has received four reports of a chair leg breaking, but no injuries have been reported.

The recalled chairs feature dark brown wooden legs with seat and back upholstery in either gray or green fabric, accented with black or white edge piping. The chairs are approximately 20 inches wide, 24 inches deep, and 36 inches tall. The SKU number 428136-CS-C or 428136-GS-C is printed on the product packaging, though there are no identifying labels on the product itself.

The chairs were sold at various home furnishing retailers nationwide between July 2014 and November 2014 for about $200. Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact NPD Furniture at (888) 976-8188 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST Monday through Friday, or online at www.newpacificdirect.com by clicking on "Product Recall," to obtain a full refund.

The recalled product

Product
Abby Dining Chair
Manufacturer
New Pacific Direct, Inc., of Newark, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard
Affected units
250

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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