CPSC Recall in 2016: Human Touch Recalls Reclining Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

See the recall details below. You can also see similar information for other consumer product recalls in 2016.

Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 17-036

Date: November 23, 2016

Product Name: Perfect power recliner chairs

Recall Description:

This recall involves Human Touch’s Perfect Chair ®, model PC-610 with serial numbers between B613315034 and B614215154. The power reclining chair was sold in a walnut, dark walnut or chestnut wood finish base with a leather pad set that came in 33 different colors. The chair measure about 43 inches long, 31 inches wide and 47 inches high and has a head pillow at the top and a joystick controller on the left armrest. The words “Human Touch” and “Perfect Chair” and the model and serial number can be found on the cross bar connecting the rear legs of the chair.

Hazard Description:

The chair’s joystick reclining mechanism can malfunction and allow the chair to continue moving, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund, Repair

Units: About 1,100

Incidents:

The firm has received one report of the chair’s joystick mechanism malfunctioning. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Furniture and specialty stores nationwide including Healthy Back, Human Touch, Relax in Comfort, Relax The Back and The Better Back Store and online at ebay.com and vitalityweb.com for between $3,000 and $3,500.

Manufactured In:

Thailand