Office Depot Recalls Executive Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 16-069. Announced by CPSC on Jan 7, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 7, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 300,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The seat plate weld can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chair and contact Office Depot to receive a free replacement seat plate that consumers can install at home.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Office Depot toll-free at 855-743-7701 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.officedepot.com then click on “Customer Service” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Crawley II executive chairs. The black, high-back, adjustable chairs have a black base with five wheels. The affected chairs have Office Depot SKU number 493822 or OfficeMax item number 23324118 and “US REG. No. PA 25917(CN)” printed on a label located on the underside of the seat cushion.
About 300,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Crawley II Executive 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 Office Depot Inc., Boca Raton, Fla.
- Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores nationwide and online from October 2012 through September 2015 for about $140.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Office Depot has received eight reports of the seat plate weld cracking or breaking. No injuries have been reported.
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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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