Chairs Recalled by Boston Warehouse Trading Corp.
Home product recall 00090a. Announced by CPSC on Apr 4, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 4, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 1,800 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The screws holding the chair’s front leg folding mechanism can work loose, causing the chair to collapse, resulting in injury.
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What should you do?
Stop using the chair immediately and contact Boston Warehouse Trading Corp. Consumers will be given the option of receiving replacement screws or returning the chair to the store where purchased, for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: Consumers may contact Boston Warehouse Trading Corp. toll-free at (888) 923-2982 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or write to Boston Warehouse Trading Corp., 59 Davis Ave., Norwood, MA 02062.
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves the B.W. Home brand folding chairs made of white wood with a rush seat. The chair measures 15.75 inches wide, 18.25 inches deep, and 35 inches high. The seat is 18 inches high. There is a “bw HOME” sticker and a “MADE IN TAIWAN” sticker on the seat’s frame. A hang tag identified the chair as “Lilla”, model number 00222, but neither “Lilla” nor the model are on the chair.
About 1,800 units, as CPSC gives them.
B.W. Home brand folding chairs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Boston Warehouse Trading Corp., Norwood, Mass.
- Specialty gift, department and furniture stores nationwide sold the chairs, from January 1999 through January 2000, for about $150.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Boston Warehouse Trading Corp. has received three reports of chairs collapsing, resulting in one muscle strain injury and one property damage incident.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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