CPSC Recall in 2015: Cost Plus World Market Recalls Reading Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 16-052

Date: December 03, 2015

Product Name: Reading Chairs

Recall Description:

The front leg on reading chairs sold without front leg support blocks can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Hazard Description:

The front leg on reading chairs sold without front leg support blocks can bend or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 2,700

Incidents:

Cost Plus World Market has received eight reports of front chair legs bending or breaking, including one report of an injury when a consumer fell out of the chair.

Sold At:

Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores nationwide and online at www.worldmarket.com from January 2015 through September 2015 for about $300. 

Manufactured In:

China