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Room & Board Recalls Chairs

  • Room & Board’s Doyle side chair and arm chair (walnut)
  • Bar code location
Name of Product:
Doyle arm chairs and side chairs
Hazard:
The backrest can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
Remedy:
Refund
Replace
Recall Date:
March 11, 2016
Units:
About 1,500
Consumer Contact

Room & Board toll-free at 855-246-0974 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at updates@roomandboard.com or visit www.roomandboard.com and click on the Product Recall link located at the bottom of the page for more information.

Recall Details

Description:

This recalls involves Room & Board's Doyle arm chairs and side chairs. The wood chairs were sold with and without an upholstered seat and in five different finishes:  Charcoal, cherry, maple, shell and walnut. Each chair has a barcode printed on a label located under the seat on the inside of the seat frame. "Room & Board-Handcrafted in Vermont" is inscribed on the seat frame next to the barcode. A complete list of bar codes included in this recall can be found on the firm's website.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and contact Room & Board ?to receive a free replacement chair or a full refund. Room & Board is contacting consumers directly?.

Incidents/Injuries:

The firm has received 10 incident reports of the chair backrest breaking, including one report of a scratch. 

Sold Exclusively At:
Room & Board stores nationwide and online at www.roomandboard.com from May 2015 through December 2015 for between $350 and $520 for the arm chairs and between $300 and $400 for the side chairs?.
Distributor(s):
Room & Board, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Manufactured In:
U.S.
Recall number:
16-733

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