Pottery Barn Kids chairs
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 30, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Mar 30, 2024the latest report was made
- Sep 18, 2018the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Pottery Barn Kids
- Maker
- WILLIAMS-SONOMA, 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 |
|---|---|
| March 2024 | 1 |
| September 2018 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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 incident, no one hurt Made Mar 30, 2024, sent to the company May 1, 2024, published by CPSC May 15, 2024
The product, in the report: Pottery Barn Kids Anywhere Chair is a childrens armchair. The defective aspect is the insert, which comes with an unsafe cover that isnt properly stitched and allows the zipper to be freely removed from the liner.
What happened that made you want to report? I received three sets of defective childrens chair inserts from Pottery Barn Kids (one originally and two defective replacement sets) with liner/covers that were incompletely stitched, allowing the zippers to freely be removed, posing a risk of a child swallowing the zipper. What type of product(s) were being used? Pottery Barn Kids Anywhere Chair Who was using the product(s)? My daughter How were the product(s) being used?The foam inserts have liners on them, and these were defective. The covered inserts (with the defective zippers) were meant to be covered with a slipcover, and the slipcovers are meant to be periodically removed for cleaning. Were there any injuries that happened or may have happened while using the product?I noticed the problem before it reached my daughter, but there is a major risk of the zipper that is freely removable being swallowed by an infant or small child. How did any injuries occur?I thankfully prevented injuries by removing the defective products from my daughters reach.
- Model
- Kids Anywhere Chair insert #7199540
- Bought from
- Pottery barn kids
- Bought
- Mar 24, 2024
- Where
- Western Springs, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 1, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Pottery Barn Kids, made or sold by WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 18, 2018, sent to the company Sep 26, 2018, published by CPSC Oct 11, 2018
The product, in the report: Merced Glider from Pottery Barn Kids, grey linen
Merced Glider, Pottery Barn Kids
On several occasions last spring, as I was reaching towards a nearby side table from a seated position in this glider, I noticed the chair tip sideways and had to shift my balance to make sure it returned fully to the floor. On July 7, 2018, my father was holding my 5 month-old daughter in his right arm and attempted to sit in the chair by reaching behind himself with his left hand (to steady himself on the arm rest), and the chair tipped completely over on its side. My father fell and in the process, dropped the baby. Fortunately, nobody was hurt in the incident. I called Pottery Barn and they expedited delivery of a replacement chair while noting that there were no such complaints on file and that hopefully this was an isolated incident. The replacement chair arrived today (September 18, 2018) and as I tested the chair, I was easily able to replicate the tipping over. I am told I will receive a full refund, but the representative again articulated that there were no such complaints on file. I simply cannot be the only person who has had a similar experience with this chair. Not only is this glider unsafe to sit in, but as it is an item for a baby’s room, it is unsafe for a baby to “cruise” on. It worries me greatly to think of a baby who is just learning to walk try to pull himself up by reaching to the arm of the chair, only to have the chair turn over on him. I’ve never made such a complaint and my attitude as a mother is a fairly laid-back one. However, I find it unconscionable knowing that this product is in many homes and listed on numerous “Best Chairs for Baby’s Room” articles without acknowledgement of a serious design flaw.
- Bought from
- Pottery Barn Kids
- Bought
- Sep 3, 2017
- Where
- Branchburg, New Jersey: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 68, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Parent
- As this report names them
- Brand Pottery Barn Kids, made or sold by WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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