The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·96141·Announced 1996-06-05

Thayer Coggin Recalls 1,100 Chairs and Recliners for Collapse Risk

Thayer Coggin is recalling approximately 1,100 chairs, recliners, and couches that may break and injure users. The furniture was sold primarily for institutional use.

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 (collapse and cuts) with reported injuries (cuts requiring stitches) but no reports of serious injury or death, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has been reported but is not severe.

Plain-English summary

Thayer Coggin Inc. is recalling approximately 1,100 chairs, recliners, couches, and settees in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recalled furniture may break and injure consumers if it collapses. The company has received one report of a Sency model chair breaking and one report of a Premier model recliner breaking. Additionally, three people received cuts requiring stitches from sharp edges underneath Kingsley model recliners.

The affected products include Signature Collection wood frame furniture, Sency metal frame chairs, Forte metal frame furniture, Premier I and II recliner chairs, and Kingsley recliner chairs. Specific defects include loosening arm structures, defective welds causing legs to bend, metal support pieces bending out of shape, and sharp edges under footrests. The furniture was sold primarily for institutional use in hospital and medical waiting rooms and reception areas between 1993 and 1996.

Offices and institutions should remove the furniture and call Thayer Coggin to arrange for a free repair or, if necessary, replacement. Consumers can contact Thayer Coggin at (910) 841-6000 or write to 230 South Road, High Point, N.C. 27262 for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Collection chairs
Manufacturer
Thayer Coggin
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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