Rio Brands Recalls High-Boy Beach Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 08-258. Announced by CPSC on Apr 29, 2008.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 29, 2008. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 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 rear leg of the chair can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and return them to the location where purchased for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, call Rio Brands at (800) 866-8520 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.riobrands.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the Rio Beach® High-Boy folding beach chairs with UPC and model numbers listed below. The chairs have aluminum tubing frames, striped or solid color fabric slings, and wood arms with an attached storage pouch with cell phone pocket. “Rio Beach® High-Boy”, the UPC number and the model number can be found on the hand tag and on a sticker on the rear leg. MODEL # UPC # SC640-702 0-80958-26396-2 SC640-812 0-80958-26465-5 SC640-818 0-80958-26466-2 SC640-8182 0-80958-27165-3 SC641-084-BB 0-80958-27015-1
About 800 units, as CPSC gives them.
Rio Beach® High-Boy Folding Beach Chairs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
080958263962 -
UPC
080958264655 -
UPC
080958264662 -
UPC
080958271653 -
UPC
080958270151
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
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?
- Made by Rio Brands, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Retail stores nationwide from January 2008 through March 2008 for between $40 and $50.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Rio Brands has received one report of an incident involving minor bruises.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- 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.