CPSC, Rio Brands Announce Recall of Folding Lawn Chairs Sold at Wal-Mart

危险说明 Hazard

• The chair arms can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

受影响产品

官方描述 Description

The recalled folding lawn chairs have green plastic arms with green steel folding frames or blue plastic arms with blue folding steel frames. They are constructed of matching vinyl webbing. The chairs measure 31 inches high and 22.5 inches wide. The left-hand arm of the chairs has the word "RIO" on it. Only the chairs with green or blue plastic arms are included in this recall.

事故与伤害 Incidents / Injuries

• Wal-Mart has received 26 incident reports, involving broken plastic arms. In 17 of these incidents, consumers have reported injuries, such as a fractured wrist, torn ligament, minor back injuries, bruises and abrasions.

官方补救措施 Remedy

• Consumers should immediately stop using the product and return the chairs to Wal-Mart for a refund.

消费者联系信息

For additional information, call Rio Brands customer service at (800) 866-8520 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their website at www.riobrands.com or visit Wal-Mart's website at www.walmartstores.com

相关企业

制造商：Rio Brands, of Philadelphia, Pa.

制造国家/地区：China

零售商：Wal-Mart stores nationwide from January 2004 through March 2004 for about $8.