Pottery Barn Kids recliners
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 5, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Mar 5, 2024the latest report was made
- Dec 1, 2020the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Pottery Barn Kids
- Maker
- WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ReclinersCPSC’s product type: Recliner Chair (code 670), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Pottery Barn”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2024 | 1 |
| February 2024 | 1 |
| December 2020 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- No one hurt 2 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 Mar 5, 2024, sent to the company Mar 11, 2024, published by CPSC Mar 25, 2024
The product, in the report: Tucker Upholstered 3-Piece Power Reclining Sofa, Polyester Wrapped Cushions, Performance Midland Tweed Graphite
Pottery Barn delivered the Tucker Upholstered 3-Piece Power Reclining Sofa. When I sat on it with the footrest up it easily toppled over forward, potentially crushing a toddler or small animal in front of it. The back of the sofa lifted up during this and any toddler or small animal could easily get crushed when the sofa rests back down. I refused delivery due to the danger. I don’t believe this product should be sold.
- Model
- 3265661
- UPC
- Not known
- Serial number
- Not known
- Bought from
- Pottery Barn, New York
- Bought
- Nov 25, 2023
- Where
- New York, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Pottery Barn, made or sold by WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 17, 2024, sent to the company Feb 22, 2024, published by CPSC Mar 7, 2024
The product, in the report: Pottery Barn Kids Manual Dream Glider Recliner. Here is the link to the actual product: https://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/dream-recliner/ Manual Recliner Overall: 33” wide x 37” deep x 40” high Overall (fully reclined): 33” wide x 65.5” deep x 32” high Clearance from wall for full recline: 12” Seating: 21” wide x 21.5” deep x 19” high Seatback Height: 23.5” Arm: 7” wide x 26” deep x 26.5” high Diagonal Depth: 33” Swivel Mechanism: 25.5” diameter, 3” high Weight: 95 lbs Weight Capacity: 300 lbs
My wife and child were seated as normal in the Pottery Barn Dream Manual Glider Recliner (https://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/dream-recliner/) and while pressing the manual recline latch, the back of the chair broke off on one side and led both mom and child to tip over and fall. Both wife and child were thrown to the floor as a result of the part breaking out of its socket. My wife is 110 lbs and my child is 20 lbs. Thankfully, injuries were only minor - pulled back muscle and soreness for wife, and temporary pain for child outside of the emotional situation - but could have been significant. The product is not made safely, does not adhere to Pottery Ban Kids Anti-Tipping Testing nor their Global Safety Standards.
Upon reaching out to Pottery Barn Kids multiple times verbally (their email is not monitored they said), they have refused to provide any level of satisfactory customer service for the injured consumers. This includes replacing the furniture given was negligently assembled by the product owner, providing replacement parts for their furniture, or refunding the consumer for the faulty product. They also showed complete disregard for human injury, particularly to the child. The company advised that because the product was purchased over 30 days ago, nothing can be done. In fact, they were unable to even view our original order # [REDACTED] from May 2022 because it was over 1 year old (surely, there must be information record keeping requirements for companies like this?). The company also advised that they have a one year warranty on furniture products such as this, which they advised is NOT provided explicitly to consumers. We found this to be very odd that a warranty exists but is NOT disclosed to a consumer? How is a consumer to know when they are purchasing or even after if there is any recourse? This seems to be deceptive sales practices at its finest, and surely a regulatory compliance issue.
This is a safety issue for the product that we do not want any other family to go through. There clearly are policies and standards that Pottery Barn Kids has in place to protect consumers from these issues, yet they are both not clear to its consumers and not followed. When safety issues do arise, the company is grossly negligent in attempting to resolve them with their consumers.
- Model
- Dream Manual Swivel Glider & Recliner
- UPC
- 4488742
- Serial number
- 4488742
- Bought from
- https:/
/ www.potterybarnkids.com/ products/ dream-rec - Bought
- May 8, 2022
- Where
- Chappaqua, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 1, Male
- 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
- Incident, No Injury
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Dec 1, 2020, sent to the company Dec 17, 2020, published by CPSC Jan 5, 2021
The product, in the report: Pottery Barn Kids Paxton Swivel Glider & Recliner Model Paxton Swivel Glider & Recliner UPC 2288592
Around 945 AM eastern time on 12/1/2020, the entire back of the Pottery Barn Kids Paxton Swivel Glider/Recliner fell backwards as my wife was burping my daughter. The recliner was not in a reclined position at the time of the incident. As a result of the failure, my wife and daughter fell backwards. My daughter was born on [REDACTED]. Therefore, my wife was less than 6 days post c section. Per doctors orders, she should not be handling any weight more than our baby. During the accident, her entire body weight was on her midsection. There was some separation in the incision and intense pain following the incident. My wife immediately contacted her doctor and went for an examination. Her doctor informed her to continue monitoring her body temperature and to watch for any additional bleeding that may result from the accident. She is going back for a followup exam.
Moreover, my wife’s shoulder is extremely sore as a result of the accident. She will likely require a doctor to examine her shoulder to determine the severity of her injuries.
It is amazing my wife was able to keep my daughter from striking the floor. However, I am very concerned about my wife’s health.
I hope this issue is properly handled. I will take what ever actions necessary to ensure this product is safe for other families. This recliner is extremely dangerous and in my opinion a recall is necessary to protect other families from this dangerous product.
- Model
- Paxton Swivel Glider & Recliner
- UPC
- 2288592
- Bought from
- Pottery Barn Kids
- Bought
- Jun 8, 2020
- Where
- Sarasota, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 30, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Other Relative
- As this report names them
- Brand Pottery Barn Kids, made or sold by WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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