Leggett & Platt recalls office chairs due to fall hazard

Leggett & Platt Office Components is recalling about 47,900 office chairs in the United Stated and about 1,000 in Canada.

The seat slider bolts and push nuts can disconnect and fall out, which could cause the seat to detach from the chair, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

No injuries have been reported.

This recall involves office chairs with a Leggett & Platt Office Components LP01 synchro slider mechanism. The slider mechanism allows the user to adjust the seat depth. The sliders were sold on five brands of office chairs: Hon, Hugg, JSI, Sitmatic, and Via Seating.

Brand	Model Name	Model Numbers
Via Seating	Proform Brisbane Genie Riva Act II	1303-62C, 1305-62C, 1503-62C, 1505-62C, 151-62C, 152-62C, 1603-62C, 1605-62C, 1605-MPC, 161-62C, 162-62C, 1703-62C, 1705-62C, 171-62C, 172-62C, 172-MPC, 1PTG-401-62C, 1PTG-402-62C, 1PTG-421-62C, 2R12-62C, 2R22-62C, 2R32-62C, 2V24-62C, 2V34-62C, 3403-62C, 3405-62C, 3603-62C, 3605-62C, 3803-62C, 3805-62C, 401-62C, 402-62C, 404-62C, 405-62C, 408-62C, 409-62C, 421-62C, 425-62C, 4M12-62C, 4M14-62C, 4M22-62C, 4M24-62C, 4M32-62C, 4M34-62C, 4R12-62C, 4R22-62C, 961-62C. The model number, “Via Seating,” and the date of manufacture are located on a white sticker on the underside of the seat mechanism.
Hugg	Jaguar	JA1-21-12-15-12 A white label beneath the seat reads “Hickory Leather Co. Hugg Seating” along with the date (e.g., 09/01/16), “Jaguar Series” and model number JA1. “Syncro w/ St Slide” is also on the label.
	Lido	LI1-21-12-11-12 A white label beneath the seat reads “Hickory Leather Co. Hugg Seating” along with the date (e.g., 09/01/16), “Lido Series” and model number LI1. “Syncro w/ St Slide” is also on the label.
	Verona	VR1-21-12-12-11 A white label beneath the seat reads “Hickory Leather Co. Hugg Seating” along with the date (e.g., 09/01/16), “Verona Series” and model number VR1. “Syncro w/ St Slide” is also on the label.
	Tigre	TI1-21-12-15-15 A white label beneath the seat reads “Hickory Leather Co. Hugg Seating” along with the date (e.g., 09/01/16), “Tigre Series” and model number TI1. “Syncro w/ St Slide” is also on the label.
	Leon	LE1-21-12-11-11 A white label beneath the seat reads “Hickory Leather Co. Hugg Seating” along with the date (e.g., 09/01/16), “Leon Series” and model number LE1. “Syncro w/ St Slide” is also on the label.
	Opus	OP2-31-12-51-11 A white label beneath the seat reads “Hickory Leather Co. Hugg Seating” along with the date (e.g., 09/01/16), “Opus Series” and model number OP2. “Syncro w/ St Slide” is also on the label.
	Regis	RE3-31-12-32-12 A white label beneath the seat reads “Hickory Leather Co. Hugg Seating” along with the date (e.g., 09/01/16), “Regis Series” and model number RE3. “Syncro w/ St Slide” is also on the label.
Sitmatic	Beta2	053SN, 057SN, 061SN, 063SE, 063SN, 064SE, 064SN, 065SE, 073SE and 073SN A white label on the chair reads “SITMATIC” and lists the serial and model numbers.
Hon	Nucleus	HN1- The model number, “The HON Company,” a barcode and the date of manufacture (e.g., 9/15) is located on a white label attached to the underside of the seat.
JSI/Jasper Seating	Protocol	PT5610, PT5605T, PT5660U, PT5600  PT5615U PT5650U, PT5610T, PT5605U, PT5665T, PT5600T, PT5660,  PT5655T, PT5610U,  PT5650, PT5665U, PT5600U, PT5660T,  PT5655U, PT5615T, PT5650T A white label stapled beneath the seat reads “Protocol Series,” lists the model number and “Syncro tilt w/slider.”
	Proxy	PX800, PX810L, PX810, PX800T, PX800L, PX810T A white label stapled beneath the seat reads “Proxy Series,” has the model number and Syncro tilt w/slider.”

The office chairs were sold at Costco, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Staples, and other furniture stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Costco.com, OfficeDepot.com, Staples.com, Walmart.com, and other online stores from July 2015 through February 2017. The cost was between $300 and $3,500.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and inspect the seat for looseness or a wobble and contact the firm for a free repair.

For more information, call Leggett & Platt at 844-516-3615 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or visit www.lpworkfurniture.com and click on “Product Recall” at the top of the page.

 

Copyright 2017, Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist

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