Office Depot Recalls Desk Chairs

Office Depot Recalls Desk Chairs Due to Pinch Hazard

Office Depots is recalling about 34,000 in the United States and 425 in Canada of Realspace™ PRO 3000 Series Desk Chairs because a consumer’s finger can get caught in an opening in the chair’s tilt mechanism, posing a pinch hazard to consumers.

Office Depot has received one report of a consumer who was injured when his finger was pinched by the chair’s tilt mechanism. The products of this recall are actually sold at office depot retail stores nationwide and online at www.OfficeDepot.com from May 2009 through June 2011 for about $170. 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. For additional information, contact Office Depot toll-free at (855) 259-5093 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.officedepot.com/customerservice/errata.do

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).