CPSC, Hill-Rom Announce Recall of Rocking Chairs
Home product recall 04-525. Announced by CPSC on Dec 15, 2003.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 15, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 2,900 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 chairs’ support assembly can fail and cause the rocking chair to collapse, posing the risk of injury to the user.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the rocking chairs and contact Hill-Rom to receive a replacement rocker glider.
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- How to reach the firm: Contact Hill-Rom toll-free at (800) 445-3720 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The wooden rocking chairs were sold in two styles, a contemporary model (PI155131) and a more traditional model (P155132). Both style rocking chairs have a clear varnish finish. The rocking chairs can be identified by washers and screws located under the seat, near the legs.
2,900 units, as CPSC gives them.
Rocking Chairs.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Hill-Rom, a Hillenbrand Industry, Batesville, Ind.
- Hospitals and other similar institutions, between January 1997 and May 2003.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Hill-Rom has received 40 reports of rocking chairs collapsing, including two reports of consumers receiving bumps and bruises to the head and shoulders.
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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.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.