Executive Chair Repair by Global Industries
Home product recall 96-180. Announced by CPSC on Aug 2, 1996.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 2, 1996. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Fall
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Executive Chair Repair by Global Industries NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Hannah Simone August 2, 1996 (301) 504-7908 Release # 96-180 CPSC and Global Industries, Inc. Announce Recall for Home Repair of Executive Chair WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Global Industries, Inc. of Marlton, N.J., is announcing a program to replace the bases on approximately 7,000 Executive Hi-back Tilter Chairs. If consumers lean far forward in the chair, it may tip over. Global Industries and CPSC are not aware of any injuries associated with the chairs. The executive-style chair, model number 3990, measures approximately 40 inches high. The chair has a gray nylon fabric cover and black plastic arms. Office Depot stores sold the chairs nationwide from April 1994 to October 1, 1995 for approximately $300. Chairs purchased after October 1, 1995 are not involved in this program. The program will replace the existing base with a new, larger base to add stability and guard against the possibility of front tipover. Consumers who own Executive Hi-back Tilter Chairs should call toll-free 1-888-CHAIRS-8 (242-4778). Global Industries will send consumers a new, larger base at no charge. To determine if their chairs are subject to this repair program, or for more information, consumers should call Global Industries. CPSC and Global Industries were alerted to this tipover issue by Consumers Union.
Executive Hi-back Tilter Chairs.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Office Depot.
- Made by Global Industries.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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