Best Chairs recliners

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 9, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

2reports to CPSC
Nov 9, 2019the latest report was made
Mar 1, 2017the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Best Chairs
Maker: BEST CHAIRS, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: ReclinersCPSC’s product type: Recliner Chair (code 670), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture

By month

1 report from December 2018 to November 2019; the most in November 2019, 1. 1 earlier report, since March 2017, is in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
November 2019	1
March 2017	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by 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.

No one hurt
Made Nov 9, 2019, sent to the company Dec 12, 2019, published by CPSC Dec 30, 2019

The product, in the report: Recliner

I bought a recliner made by best chairs in may. In the store it was a swivel rocker but the salesperson assured me that it could be made into a recliner, but obviously not. The chair tips forward when in the reclined position. It almost fell on my granddaughter who was on the floor playing. If your weight isn’t distributed just right it will tip forward and throw you from the chair. It is a faulty base design. There is nothing stable about the chair. The furniture store that I purchased it from said there was nothing that they could or would do since it was a special order. If they had told me the possibility of it being a dangerous chair I would have not bought it. I also contacted the manufacturer and their response was an email instructing me how to sit in a chair. I can’t give it away knowing how dangerous that it is. We own and have owned recliners that haven’t done this. I just want them to take the chair back and destroy it so no one gets hurt, and refund the money that I paid for it. Please let me know what is my recourse in what to do to get rid of this dangerous piece of furniture before someone gets hurt and I have to get legal advice.

Model
4302194-087.001
Bought from
Olindes furniture, Louisiana
Bought
Apr 23, 2019
Where
Lafayette, Louisiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 59, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Best chairs, made or sold by BEST CHAIRS, INC.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(12/30/2019) BEST CHAIRS, INC.: The consumer’s report indicates that the recliner “tips forward when in the reclined position.” Obviously, the consumer is failing to fully close the recliner prior attempting to exit the recliner, to shift her weight to reach for something on a nearby table, or to pick something up from the floor. This kind of uneven distribution of weight with an open footrest moves the center of gravity outside the base of the recliner mechanism and can cause any recliner to tip.
Once fully closed, the recliner base is a stable platform to safely ingress or egress, or move around in the recliner. However, sliding forward in any recliner that is fully or partially in a “reclined” position is not advised. The extended footrest is not a stable platform, and when body weight is placed on a fully or partially extended footrest, the recliner will tip forward.
A Consumer Advisory is attached to the Limited Warranty, and it advises consumers not to attempt to egress a recliner in a partially or fully reclined position. Consumers are also warned in the same warranty that abrupt movement or uneven distribution of weight can cause the recliner to tip or cause the occupant to lose balance. Abrupt shifting of one’s position and weight under these circumstances can be expected to result in tipping of virtually any and all recliners on the market.
The described incident does not demonstrate a design defect in the Best Home Furnishings recliner, but rather a design characteristic common to most, if not all recliners. Body weight placed on a fully or partially extended footrest, and/or leaning outside of the base of the recliner to reach for something, will move the center of gravity outside the base of the recliner, causing the unit to tip. The consumer’s incident description does not, in any way, demonstrate a design defect in the subject recliner.

CPSC report 20191109-5D58F-2147376672. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Seen by a doctor or nurse
Made Mar 1, 2017, sent to the company Mar 15, 2017, published by CPSC Mar 29, 2017

The product, in the report: Recliner with glider feature as well. Best Chair, storytime series.

My 3 1/2 daughter got stuck in recliner-- between the chair and the pop up foot rest. She was in the chair by herself and went to get out and slipped down in that space and the foot rest pushed in. She became stuck and I could not get her out while she cried. My husband was thankfully home and was Able to get her out. I’ve taken her to the doctor and hopefully she has not sustained any serious or life threatening injuries. The recliner was the Best Chair Sleepy-time series.

Model
Story time recliner glider
Bought from
Buy buy baby, California
Bought
Apr 1, 2013, about then
Where
Pleasanton, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 3, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Best Chairs, made or sold by BEST CHAIRS, INC.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

CPSC report 20170301-827A0-2147405569. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC’s disclaimer

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Sources

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Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

Best Chairs recliners

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