CPSC Recall in 2012: Patio Bistro Sets Sold at Lowe's Stores Recalled Due to Fall Hazard; Made by Midas Lin Co.

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 12241

Date: August 01, 2012

Product Name: Patio Bistro Sets

Recall Description:

If the support bar on the sets' folding chairs is not fully engaged, the chair can collapse. Consumers have reported minor injuries from falls from chairs.

Hazard Description:

When the chair support bar is not fully engaged, the chair poses a fall hazard to a consumer who sits in the partially engaged chair.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

New Instructions

Units: About 16,400

Incidents:

The firm has received thirteen reports of consumers who fell from partially opened chairs, resulting in reports of back injuries, contusions and scrapes.

Sold At:

Lowe's stores nationwide from August 2011 through February 2012 for about $98 for the set.

Manufactured In:

China