CPSC Recall in 2012: West Elm Recalls Folding Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 12-144

Date: April 04, 2012

Product Name: Folding Chairs

Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

The chairs can collapse during normal use, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 10,000 in the United States and 100 in Canada

Incidents:

West Elm has received 14 reports of collapsed, broken or cracked chairs. Two consumers have reported minor injuries after falling from a collapsed chair, medical attention was not required.

Sold At:

West Elm stores nationwide, the West Elm catalog and website from September 2011 to January 2012 for between $20 and $40.

Manufactured In:

Malaysia