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2 reports to CPSC, the latest made May 16, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • May 16, 2025the latest report was made
  • Feb 8, 2018the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Better Homes and Gardens
Makers
Better Homes and Gardens and Dorel AsiaMakers, 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 June 2024 to May 2025; the most in May 2025, 1. 1 earlier report, since February 2018, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
May 20251
February 20181

How badly anyone was hurt

  • 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.

Source:

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

  1. First aid

    Made May 16, 2025, sent to the company May 21, 2025, published by CPSC Jun 5, 2025

    The product, in the report: Better Homes and Gardens Pushback Recliner, Gray Fabric Upholstery from Walmart.com

    What happened that made you want to report? Various times of injury that consistently occur with the same product. After multiple times of the same incident happening to different people, the events have confirmed that this product is dangerous.

    What type of product(s) were being used? Better Homes and Gardens Pushback Recliner, Beige Fabric Upholstery.

    Who was using the product(s)? Different people - including not only children, but adults as well. This includes my children, myself, and more recently our nephew.

    How were the product(s) being used? The product was being used as normal. The recliner is a pushback recliner and thus does not have a lever to upper or lower the leg rest. When the chair is fully reclined backwards, the chair gets stuck in the backwards incline where it is impossible to lower the leg rest just using the force of the legs. Therefore, an individual has to get out of the chair from the side and physically push the leg rest downwards with their hands. This is where the incident occurs. The leg rest is not a solid platform but has slats where hands get caught in between metal pieces and slats. This creates a pinch of the skin of hands that causes severe pain and indentation of the hands for hours after the initial incident. Additionally, the pushback recliner has also fallen backwards when leaned too forcefully with enough weight of a heavier individual.

    Were there any injuries that happened or may have happened while using the product? Yes, severe pain and indentation of the hand occurs hours after the initial injury.

    How did any injuries occur? The injuries have occurred approximately 5 to 7 times where individuals hands get caught in the chair. The chair has fallen backwards approximately 4 times. It is the repeated injuries that have occurred consistently to different individuals to raise awareness of this dangerous product. The estimated date of when this happened is when the first injury occurred (approx. 08/01/2022) and have happened consistently after that. Although we purchased the product in 2017, the item was a decorative piece in the corner of a room - thus we were not able to recline the chair as it was positioned in a corner. However, after moving the product to a different space, we starting using the chair functionally and more frequently in 2022. This is when we discovered that the chair is repeatedly dangerous and awareness is needed to recall these chairs.

    Model
    BH17-084-097-36
    Bought from
    Walmart.com
    Bought
    Dec 1, 2017
    Where
    Moreno Valley, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 2, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Other Relative
    As this report names them
    Brand Better Homes and Gardens, made or sold by Better Homes and Gardens
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  2. No one hurt

    Made Feb 8, 2018, sent to the company Jun 1, 2018, published by CPSC Jun 22, 2018

    The product, in the report: Better Homes and Gardens Grayson Wingback Pushback Recliner - Grey

    Date of incident: February, 8, 2018 (approximately 15 months after purchase)

    My husband was sitting in this recliner and when he leaned back to recline the chair flipped all the way over on its back. These chairs recline back very fast and they always feel like they are about to flip over and then it finally did. Luckily he was able to hold his head up and prevent it from hitting the ground. In my opinion these chairs are not safe due to the risk of falling over.

    Better Homes and Gardens Grayson Wingback Pushback Recliner sold at Walmart. Purchased online in the fall of 2016. Most likely in November 2016.

    Manufacturer: Dorel Asia

    Attached link to item for more info: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Grayson-Wingback-Pushback-Recliner/46007554#read-more

    Model
    Grayson Wingback Pushback Recliner
    Bought from
    Walmart
    Bought
    Nov 9, 2016, about then
    Where
    Hillsboro, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 37, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Better Homes and Gardens, made or sold by Dorel Asia
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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