U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recall

Recall Date: March 8, 2016 Recall Number: 16-CLEARANCE

Room & Board Recalls Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Room & Board (Recall Alert) http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/Recall-Alerts/2016/Room-And-Board-Recalls-Chairs/

Recall Summary 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

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 .

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 Units: About 1,500 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.

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: Room & Board, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufactured in: U.S. Photos

Room & Board’s Doyle side chair and arm chair (walnut)

Bar code location

Bar Code Ranges Chair Type Wood/Finish NF1044415 thru NF1044424 Arm Chair Charcoal NF1043352 thru NF1043401 Side Chair Charcoal NF1043598 thru NF1043607 Side Chair Charcoal NF1044460 thru NF1044484 Side Chair Charcoal NF1044811 thru NF1044845 Side Chair Charcoal NF1031403 thru NF1031427 Arm Chair Cherry NF1037822 thru NF1037831 Arm Chair Cherry NF1038353 thru NF1038362 Arm Chair Cherry NF1040732 thru NF1040745 Arm Chair Cherry NF1042745 thru NF1042754 Arm Chair Cherry NF1044410 thru NF1044414 Arm Chair Cherry NF1044783 thru NF1044797 Arm Chair Cherry NF1031428 thru NF1031442 Side Chair Cherry NF1032270 thru NF1032299 Side Chair Cherry NF1032860 thru NF1032924 Side Chair Cherry NF1036880 thru NF1036884 Side Chair Cherry NF1037225 thru NF1037268 Side Chair Cherry NF1037796 thru NF1037821 Side Chair Cherry NF1038628 thru NF1038652 Side Chair Cherry NF1038669 thru NF1038708 Side Chair Cherry

NF1040512 thru NF1040556 Side Chair Cherry NF1043512 thru NF1043531 Side Chair Cherry NF1044385 thru NF1044409 Side Chair Cherry NF1042986 thru NF1042990 Arm Chair Maple NF1044798 thru NF1044802 Arm Chair Shell NF1042966 thru NF1042985 Side Chair Shell NF1043548 thru NF1043597 Side Chair Shell NF1044773 thru NF1044782 Side Chair Shell NF1028395 thru NF1028399 Arm Chair Walnut NF1033513 thru NF1033522 Arm Chair Walnut NF1039748 thru NF1039772 Arm Chair Walnut NF1041449 thru NF1041463 Arm Chair Walnut NF1043532 thru NF1043547 Arm Chair Walnut NF1044763 thru NF1044772 Arm Chair Walnut NF1045426 thru NF1045435 Arm Chair Walnut NF1028400 thru NF1028424 Side Chair Walnut NF1029473 thru NF1029502 Side Chair Walnut NF1029904 thru NF1029983 Side Chair Walnut NF1030530 thru NF1030569 Side Chair Walnut NF1030734 thru NF1030758 Side Chair Walnut NF1031881 thru NF1031902 Side Chair Walnut NF1032300 thru NF1032327 Side Chair Walnut NF1033523 thru NF1033562 Side Chair Walnut NF1036914 thru NF1036983 Side Chair Walnut NF1037611 thru NF1037683 Side Chair Walnut NF1038243 thru NF1038254 Side Chair Walnut NF1040447 thru NF1040511 Side Chair Walnut NF1041258 thru NF1041317 Side Chair Walnut NF1041369 thru NF1041448 Side Chair Walnut NF1043402 thru NF1043466 Side Chair Walnut NF1044295 thru NF1044304 Side Chair Walnut NF1044355 thru NF1044384 Side Chair Walnut

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