Acams chairs

3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jul 4, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

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3reports to CPSC
Jul 4, 2025the latest report was made
Sep 22, 2014the earliest
2with the company’s comments

Brand: Acams
Maker: Adams Mfg CorpMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: ChairsChairs without a type of their ownCPSC’s product type: Chairs, Other or Not Specified (code 4074), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture

Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“Adams”

By month

1 report from August 2024 to July 2025; the most in July 2025, 1. 2 earlier reports, since September 2014, are in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
July 2025	1
May 2019	1
September 2014	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

First aid
Made Jul 4, 2025, sent to the company Jul 9, 2025, published by CPSC Jul 23, 2025

The product, in the report: Adams PATIO Stackable Taupe Resin Frame Stationary Adirondack Chair with Slat Seat

While sitting outside watching fireworks, with out any movement the Adams PATIO Stackable Taupe Resin Frame Stationary Adirondack Chair with Slat Seat purchased summer 2024 completely collapsed and broke in multiple places under my father. He just had heart surgery 2 days ago. He fell completely in reverse on to the concrete. He weighs well under the 250 lbs weight limit.

Model
5462114
Serial number
5462114
Bought from
Lowe’s, Redding, CA
Bought
Jun 30, 2025, about then
Where
Anderson, California: Street or Highway
Who was involved
Age 71, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
My Parent
As this report names them
Brand Acams, made or sold by Adams Mfg Corp
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

CPSC report 20250704-4E615-2147329885. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Seen by a doctor or nurse
Made May 30, 2019, sent to the company Jul 1, 2019, published by CPSC Jul 16, 2019

The product, in the report: Penza™ Stack Chair SKU # 3499599

The submitter is reporting the chair for posing a fall hazard.
While in the store, she sat in the chair to fill out a store application on the computer and after a few seconds the chair collapsed, causing injury to her tail bone. She states the right front leg broke and she fell on her tail bone.
She has visited a physician and she was told she sustained a contusion. She said her injuries have not healed quickly due to her diabetes.
She filed a report with the retailer. She also contacted the firm and reported the matter. She has been in communication with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and she was asked to mail them the chair because they are unable to send someone out to examine the chair. She was also told that the chair weight capacity is 250 lbs. and she informed the Rep. that she weighs 154 lbs.
The firm states the chair is not defective but the submitter disagrees and believes the chair should be recalled. She mentioned that her son’s friend had an incident with a similar chair. She believes the firm will sweep the matter under the rug if they obtain the chair because she claims they were informed of the incident a day later but failed to investigate.

Model
unknown
UPC
037063114986
Serial number
unknown
Where
St Cloud, Florida: Other Public Property/Office
Who was involved
Age 54, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
made or sold by Adams Mfg Corp
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

The company’s comments, in its own words

(7/15/2019) Adams Mfg Corp: The Penza stacking chair which is the subject of this incident report is produced by Adams Mfg Corp, and has been sold since January 2018. This chair meets all of the applicable safety standards and has passed all of the tests set forth in ASTM Standard F 1561-03 for plastic chairs. At least one sample for each lot is subjected to a static load test, an impact test and testing according to ASTM Test protocols. Adams also submits product samples to a retailer appointed independent third party testing laboratories who report the test results to Adams and the retailer who is purchasing chairs like the tested chair or chairs. These tests confirmed that all of the Penza stacking chairs meet all applicable standards. As of this date the Company has sold over 1.07 million of these chairs. During that time the manufacturer received notice of seven incidents in which the chair broke when a person sat on the chair and none of those individuals were seriously injured. The incident report contains pictures of two Penza chairs in which one front leg is cracked. The forces required to crack the chair legs in the manner shown in the photographs are not present during normal use of the chair. Consequently, it would seem from the pictures and description that the chairs which are pictured in the report must have been damaged prior to the use reported in the incident report, perhaps as the result of improper use or storage. The Company has investigated this incident and does not believe that the product presents a safety problem or that any further action with respect to the product should be taken.

CPSC report 20190530-9DDB5-1876960. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Sep 22, 2014, sent to the company Oct 21, 2014, published by CPSC Nov 4, 2014

The product, in the report: Adirondack plastic chair

(09/20/2014) The consumer stated that he was sitting in the chair in the backyard. He leaned back in the chair and the back of the chair broke near the seat and at the back of the arms. The consumer stated that he fell on the ground. No medical attention was required. He stated that he was not injured.
The consumer notice that the other Adirondack chairs that he has are showing cracks in the same place.
The consumer stated that he keeps the chairs outside year round
The consumer started using Adam’s Manufacturing Company’s “Real Comfort Adirondack Chairs” purchased from Lowe’s 2years ago. Their design of a outward lumbar support curved arch in the chair’s back was very comfortable on my back as compared to the typical straight Adirondack chairs.
Within a few months after the consumer’s initial chair purchase the consumer began hearing/seeing fracture cracks in the outer back rails at the base where the back meets the seat. Several chairs have been returned to Lowe’s for replacements under Adam’s Manufacturing’s one year defect warranty (see attachments of purchase receipts and various return receipts at Lowe’s).
Currently on 09/20/14, while sitting on a Blue color Adam’s Adirondack chair (see blue chair photo), the entire back of the chair gave out and broke completely off the chair without any notice. The consumer tumbled backwards with my feet in the air and landed on my back and hit my head on the ground (no injury sustained other than a bump on the head!) Approximately,1month earlier I had an identical incident with a red (see red chair photo). Again without any warning, the back of the chair blew out and the consumer tumbling backward onto his back.
The consumer also currently has 3 other Adam’s Adirondack chairs with visible cracks in the back rails. Two of the chairs (see chair photo’s have identical cracks in the left lower outer back rail and both have plastic fatigue marks on the right lower rails but have not cracked through. The third chair does not yet have any cracks but the fatigue marks on both sides of the outer rails can be seen closeup, indicating a future chair back failure.
The consumer has a total of 5 chairs, the 3 mentioned above and the 2 completely broken chairs for anyone’s review. After contacting the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, The consumer contacted Adam’s Manufacturing (at 800-237-8287) on 9-22-14) @ 2:25PM and advised a customer service representative of the problems the consumer was having. The consumer was transferred and asked to leave a message for Mr. [REDACTED]. As of this date, the consumer has not received a call back from Mr. [REDACTED] nor Adam’s Manufacturing.
The consumer believes these chairs with age/and use will end up in complete chair failure as he has experienced. Falling backwards on a hard surface could possibly cause a concussion and even death! The failure points on ailS chairs in his posession indicate a weakness in design.
Hopefully the consumer’s report will result in Adam’s Manufacturing correcting these failure points with a heavier design.
[REDACTED]

Model
Real Comfort Adirondack Chair (see attached)
Bought from
Lowes, Florida
Bought
Sep 1, 2012, about then
Where
Palm Harbor, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
Brand Adams, made or sold by Adams Mfg Corp
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(11/4/2014) Adams Mfg Corp: Response to CPSC Report ID 20140922-968BC-1430150 The Adirondack chair which is the subject of this incident report was sold in or around 2012. The Company has received no other reports of similar breakage of any of these chairs which have been sold. This chair meets all of the applicable safety standards and has passed all of the tests set forth in ASTM Standard F 1561-08 for plastic chairs. The Company has conducted aging tests on other molded plastic chairs made from the same plastic material. The results of those tests indicate that the age of the Adirondack chair was not responsible for the breakage. The back, seat, arms and legs of this Adirondack chair are integrally molded as a single unitary structure. The entire bottom edge of the back is connected to the seat and the ends of the arms are connected to the back. The incident report contains pictures of an Adirondack chair in which the back is totally separated from the seat and arms of the chair. The forces required to completely separate the back of the chair from the seat and arms are not present during normal use of the chair. Consequently, it would seem from the pictures and description that the chairs which are pictured in the report must have been damaged prior to the use reported in the incident report, perhaps as the result of improper use or storage. The Company has investigated this incident and does not believe that the product presents a safety problem or that any further action with respect to the product should be taken.

CPSC report 20140922-968BC-1430150. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Acams chairs

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