Metal Folding Chairs Sold at Cost Plus World Market Stores Recalled Due to Collapse and Fall Hazards
Home product recall 07-265. Announced by CPSC on Aug 8, 2007.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 8, 2007. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 24,500 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 can collapse due to faulty rivets, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the recalled chairs immediately and return them to any Cost Plus World Market store for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Cost Plus Inc. toll-free at (877) 967-5362 between 7 a.m. and 12 midnight ET any day, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.worldmarket.com
Which ones are recalled?
The metal painted folding chairs were sold in four colors, red, blue, white and green. SKU numbers 390225, 390228, 390229 and 390230 are printed on the sales receipt.
About 24,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Bistro Chairs.
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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?
- Distributed by Cost Plus Inc., Oakland, Calif.
- Cost Plus World Market stores nationwide from January 2007 through June 2007 for about $50.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Cost Plus is aware of seven incidents in which the chairs collapsed, including one report of a minor injury.
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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.