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Office Depot Recalls Desk Chairs Due to Pinch Hazard is CPSC recall #11309, announced on August 18, 2011. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves all Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Custom Fit desk chairs. The mid-back fabric chairs were sold in black and have SKU number 996-190. The date of manufacture, P.O. number and "Made in China" are printed on labels located on the underside of the seat bottom. Affected chairs have a manufacture date between March 2009 and May 2011, listed in Year/Month/Date format (e.g. date code 20100812 represents August 12, 2010). The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact office depot's recall hotline to receive a free repair kit with a cover for the tilt mechanism. consumers should write down the p.o. number found on the underside of the chair for reference when contacting office depot.. Affected brands: Huichang Furniture Co. Ltd., Office Depot Inc..
This recall involves all Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Custom Fit desk chairs. The mid-back fabric chairs were sold in black and have SKU number 996-190. The date of manufacture, P.O. number and "Made in China" are printed on labels located on the underside of the seat bottom. Affected chairs have a manufacture date between March 2009 and May 2011, listed in Year/Month/Date format (e.g. date code 20100812 represents August 12, 2010).
Affected products
Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Desk Chairs
Recalled brands
Huichang Furniture Co. Ltd., Office Depot Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Office Depot's recall hotline to receive a free repair kit with a cover for the tilt mechanism. Consumers should write down the P.O. number found on the underside of the chair for reference when contacting Office Depot.
Recall date
August 18, 2011
CPSC recall #11309 covers Office Depot Recalls Desk Chairs Due to Pinch Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on August 18, 2011. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves all Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Custom Fit desk chairs. The mid-back fabric chairs were sold in black and have SKU number 996-190. The date of manufacture, P.O. number and "Made in China" are printed on labels located on the underside of the seat bottom. Affected chairs have a manufacture date between March 2009 and May 2011, listed in Year/Month/Date format (e.g. date code 20100812 represents August 12, 2010).
The CPSC remedy for recall #11309 is consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact office depot's recall hotline to receive a free repair kit with a cover for the tilt mechanism. consumers should write down the p.o. number found on the underside of the chair for reference when contacting office depot.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2011/Office-Depot-Recalls-Desk-Chairs-Due-to-Pinch-Hazard. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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