The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·95102·Announced 1995-04-17

Kmart Recalls Basic Designs Adjustable Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Kmart is recalling 148,990 Basic Designs adjustable office chairs because the seat post may separate from the base, causing the user to fall.

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, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Kmart Corporation are recalling 148,990 Basic Designs adjustable office chairs. The recall was initiated after Kmart reported seven instances of the chair's seat unexpectedly detaching from the pedestal base. This defect poses a risk of the user falling from the chair.

The affected chairs were sold nationwide by Kmart from July 1993 to March 1995 for $29.99. They are gray upholstered rotary desk chairs with a non-tilt seat and fixed back, attached to a five-prong metal pedestal base by a steel rod. The chairs were packaged unassembled in a cardboard box labeled "BASIC DESIGNS ADJUSTABLE OFFICE CHAIR *** MADE IN TAIWAN." Consumers can identify the recalled items by the Kmart product code 21-86-61 and item code 010218661114 printed on the outside of the retail carton; the chairs themselves do not have an item number printed on them.

Consumers who own these chairs should stop using them immediately and return them to any Kmart store for a refund. Replacement chairs were available after May 15, 1995. For more information, consumers should contact any Kmart store.

The recalled product

Product
Basic Designs Adjustable Office Chairs
Manufacturer
Basic Designs
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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