Haworth chairs
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 10, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 10, 2017the latest report was made
- May 10, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Haworth
- Maker
- Haworth Inc.Makers, 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 |
|---|---|
| May 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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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No one hurt Made May 10, 2017, sent to the company May 18, 2017, published by CPSC Jun 2, 2017
The product, in the report: Haworth X640-0140 Seminar Chair
Individual was leaning back in Haworth X640-0140 chair, at which point the plastic mechanism managing the tension on the back of the chair failed, causing it to abruptly recline several inches and fragments to fly across the room. Examination revealed three chairs out of a dozen in an identical condition, suggesting former unreported incidents. A subsequent online search revealed that our experience was not unique (see link below).
https://opexshare.doe.gov/lesson.cfm/2014/3/12/4109/Haworth-Chair-X99-Seminar-defect-requires-recallretrofit
- Model
- X640-0140
- Bought from
- JMJ Corporation, Virginia
- Where
- Richmond, Virginia: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Haworth, made or sold by Haworth Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.