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2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Feb 21, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Feb 21, 2024the latest report was made
  • Jul 16, 2015the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Flexsteel
Maker
FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, 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 March 2023 to February 2024; the most in February 2024, 1. 1 earlier report, since July 2015, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
February 20241
July 20151

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.

Source:

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

  1. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Feb 21, 2024, sent to the company Feb 26, 2024, published by CPSC Mar 11, 2024

    The product, in the report: Flexsteel Midway Power Reclining Sofa/Loveseat

    I purchased the Flexsteel Midway Power Reclining Sofa and Loveseat from Furniture and Appliancemart in Stevens Point, WI. During a visit from my grandchildren in November 2023, I noticed that my 5 year old granddaughter was sitting on the loveseat and her foot/leg naturally slid inside of the space between the seat cushion and the back cushion. When looking further into this I found that the space between the seat cushion and back cushion was 5+ inches and I could fit a spaghetti squash(the size of a child’s head) into this space. The power controls to recline the sofa/loveseat are on the inside of the sofa arm, therefore, a child could definitely get a foot/leg or head in that space and also intentionally or by accident hit the control button which would power the couch to go back to original position. This action could crush a child’s head.

    I have tried to call Furniture and Appliancemart as well as Flexsteel without any reasonable resolution. I first contacted [REDACTED] at Furniture & Appliancemart in November 2023 They added more filling into the cushion which did not make a change in the 5+ inch space between the cushions. I then contacted [REDACTED] at Flexsteel on 11/16/23 because Furniture and Appliancemart said they could do nothing further to help. [REDACTED] said she will work through Furniture & Appliancemart and will contact Furniture & Appliancemart with recommendations. I have made several calls to Furniture & Appliancemart as well as Flexsteel and have not had anyone address the issue further. I have also requested the safety specifications from Flexsteel and Furniture & Appliancemart, but have not received it. On 2/13/2024 I called Flexsteel again and spoke with [REDACTED]. I asked to speak with a manager. [REDACTED] said [REDACTED] would call me back. To date, I have not heard from [REDACTED] or [REDACTED]. I’m not sure what else I can do to prevent injury or death by this power reclining sofa/loveseat. I have four grandchildren ages 6, 4, 4, and 9 months that visit often. In fact, I babysit them full time in the summer and just don’t want them to get hurt.

    Model
    Midway
    Bought from
    Furniture and Appliancemart Stevens Point Wisconsi
    Bought
    Dec 1, 2022, about then
    Where
    Plover, Wisconsin: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 5, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Other Relative
    As this report names them
    Brand Flexsteel, made or sold by FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Jul 16, 2015, sent to the company Sep 1, 2015, published by CPSC Sep 16, 2015

    The product, in the report: power recliner

    The consumer said that when the footrest portion is tilted up, there is the potential for it to tip forward. The consumer said that there have been 3 instances of a person sitting in the chair and it seemed as if it would tip over. Also, a different person sat in the chair and when they leaned forward to adjust the chair, it seemed as if it were going to tip over.

    The chair tipped forward on one occasion and hit the floor, but the footrest did not go back to the folded position.

    The incidents occurred on 7/12, 7/13 & 7/16. The person was not injured, but the consumer believes that the potential was present.

    (7/16/2015) The consumer called the retailer and told them about the problem. The retailer’s rep. ([REDACTED]) came out to the consumer’s home today and examined the chair. [REDACTED] told the consumer that the chair is working properly. The consumer said that she agreed with [REDACTED], but believes that the chair should not have the potential to flip forward, when the footrest is up. The consumer asked [REDACTED] to take the chair back and to contact the mfr. for them. She said that [REDACTED] ended up walking out on them, because he didn’t see anything wrong with it.

    The consumer’s daughter called the mfr. and left them a voice message about her concerns and they are waiting for a return call.

    The mfr. did not appear to have any product recalls on CPSC’s site. The consumer considers the chair a safety hazard.

    Model
    S289R-501M
    Bought from
    Monroe Furniture Center, Wisconsin
    Bought
    Jul 6, 2015
    Where
    Monticello, Wisconsin: Unspecified
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Flexsteel, made or sold by FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    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:

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

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