CPSC Recall in 2016: Room & Board Recalls Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Room & Board (Recall Alert)

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 16-733

Date: March 11, 2016

Product Name: Doyle arm chairs and side chairs

Recall Description:

The backrest can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user. 

Hazard Description:

The backrest can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund, Replace

Units: About 1,500

Incidents:

The firm has received 10 incident reports of the chair backrest breaking, including one report of a scratch.

Sold 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?.

Manufactured In:

U.S.