Where they were sold
Amazon (4), eBay (2), REI (2), Big Lots (1), and Sears (1) are the stores named most often in the 20 notices that say where recliners were sold. 11 of the 20 notices mention online sales.
What buyers paid
The 18 notices that give a price range from $35 to $4,300. Half of them name a price of $382.50 or less.
How long they were on sale
By the 18 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 15 months or less; the longest for 12.5 years. Half the recalls came within 20 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
What the recalls offered
A repair in 7 of the 12 notices that name a remedy, a refund in 4, a replacement in 4. Some notices offer more than one.
The hazards that recur
Fall is named in 9 of the 22 notices (41%), against 17% of all CPSC notices on file. Then fire (5), entrapment (3), suffocation (2), and burn (1).
Incidents reported
17 of the 20 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 3 report injuries and 1 reports deaths. 3 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
How the notices identify affected units
6 of the 22 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 3, date codes or manufacture dates in 3, lot or batch numbers in 1. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “beneath the footrest of the recliner”, “on a label affixed to the chair”, and “on a white label found underneath the footrest”.
Where they were made
China (14), United States (5), Cambodia (2), Italy (1) and Mexico (1), in the 20 notices that name a manufacturing country.
More or fewer than before
4 recliner notices in 2021–2025, up from 3 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.