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

Description: This recall involves Room & Board's Doyle arm chairs and side chairs. The wood chairs were sold with and without an upholstered seat and in five different finishes: Charcoal, cherry, maple, shell and walnut. Each chair has a barcode printed on a label located under the seat on the inside of the seat frame. "Room & Board-Handcrafted in Vermont" is inscribed on the seat frame next to the barcode. A complete list of bar codes included in this recall can be found on the firm's website.

Name of product: Doyle arm chairs and side chairs

Units: About 1,500

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

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and contact Room & Board ?to receive a free replacement chair or a full refund. Room & Board is contacting consumers directly?.

Recall date: March 11, 2016

Incidents/Injuries: 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: United States

Consumer contact: Room & Board toll-free at 855-246-0974 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at updates@roomandboard.com or visit www.roomandboard.com and click on the Product Recall link located at the bottom of the page for more information.

Recall number: 16-733