Flash Furniture chairs
4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 25, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 4reports to CPSC
- Mar 25, 2023the latest report was made
- Aug 29, 2016the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Flash Furniture
- Makers
- FLASH FURNITURE and Belnick, LLCMakers, 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
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2023 | 1 |
| December 2021 | 1 |
| September 2019 | 1 |
| August 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- Hurt, care not known 2 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- 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.
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Hurt, care not known Made Mar 25, 2023, sent to the company Mar 30, 2023, published by CPSC Apr 13, 2023
The product, in the report: Flash Furniture task chair in orange
My 68 year old husband has been using a Flash Furniture desk chair purchased at Staples, I do not recall how many years ago. I heard a loud sound come from his office and he called for me to come in. He had been sitting at his desk, leaned back and the bottom of the chair had snapped back and he fell backwards onto the floor still in the chair! I had a hard time getting him up but he was able to extract himself. He appears to be uninjured but I am worried about his back. He only weighs 160 pounds so he is not too heavy for this chair!
- Model
- task chair
- Serial number
- CA37902 CN
- Bought from
- Staples, Maine
- Where
- United States: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 68, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Flash Furniture, made or sold by Belnick, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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No one hurt Made Dec 21, 2021, sent to the company Dec 23, 2021, published by CPSC Jan 10, 2022
The product, in the report: Flash Furniture Flash Fundamentals Mid-Back Black Mesh Swivel Task Office Chair with Pivot Back
This chair needs to be removed from Amazon and a recall needs to be issued!!!
I am not excessively heavy but leaned back in the chair and the plastic supporting the back snapped, sheared right off! This is a catastrophic failure and could KILL someone.
I fell backwards and almost hit my head on my floor I could have been seriously injured.
It could have broken my neck, or if the chair had sheared at a different place it could have snapped my spine on the way down.
There are other reports in the negative reviews indicating similar instances where the chair failed.
This is a death, major injury, and lawsuit waiting to happen! RECALL this chair immediately!
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Aug 20, 2020
- Where
- Winter Park, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 39, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Flash Furniture, made or sold by FLASH FURNITURE
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, care not known Made Sep 27, 2019, sent to the company Oct 31, 2019, published by CPSC Nov 22, 2019
The product, in the report: Flash Furniture Hercules Series Chair ASIN: B00477V4Y8
I bought Flash Furniture Hercules Series Chair which they say is for 880 Lb. Capacity and is a “Titanium Frame”. This was for my 220 lb. mother - FAR less than the chair capacity. This is marketed on their website as well as amazon.com - where I bought it. After 1.5 years, the chair frame completely collapsed as she was sitting down and she crashed on the floor. While she thankfully did not suffer sever issues, my special needs daughter was present and saw the fall resulting into her going into panic attacks and becoming highly troubled. I went back and revisited their listing on amazon and there were at least another 10 exactly similar complaints. There is ABSOLUTELY no way the frame is titanium. This is completely false. There is no way this can handle half the rating they listed. Please do something about this, this is very dangerous for people. I’m attaching a picture of my broken chair. Link to amazon posting (see reviews): https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004 77V 4 Y8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc= 1
- Model
- RUT-F01A-BK-GG
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2017, about then
- Where
- Bridgewater, New Jersey: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Flash Furniture, made or sold by FLASH FURNITURE
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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Hurt, no treatment Made Aug 29, 2016, sent to the company Sep 30, 2016, published by CPSC Oct 17, 2016
The product, in the report: Stackable Chair
The consumer indicates that he was sitting on his chair for approximately ten minutes when it collapsed. The consumer bruised his left arm and although he did not visit the hospital, he was attended by his wife who is a physician.
The consider indicates that the chair comes with a two-year warranty. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and explained the situation. The representative he spoke to advised him to send photographs of the chair so they could consider replacing the unit.
The consumer indicates that the chair has an 880-pound weight limit while the consumer weight 340 pounds. The consumer uses his chair thirty to sixty minutes on a daily basis.
The consumer plans on keeping the unit for at least the next thirty days in case an investigation ensues.
- Model
- Hercules
- UPC
- Unknown
- Serial number
- Series Number: 880
- Bought from
- Staples
- Bought
- Dec 24, 2014
- Where
- Colts Neck, New Jersey: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 68, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Flash Furniture, made or sold by FLASH FURNITURE
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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