CPSC recall 17-135, announced April 18, 2017, covers Cost Plus Management Services Stafford Windsor-style dining chairs (about 4,700 units). The legs on the chairs can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers. The notice cites 3 incident reports. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and return them to any Cost Plus World Market or World Market store for a free replacement chair. Recall contact: call 877-967-5362, or go to www.worldmarket.com.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
The CPSC data does not provide a discrete model-number list for this record. Compare the product description and identification details on the official notice.
Purchase order number 200519526, 400519526, 200519525, 400519525, 200524057, 200536057, 200536058 or 400524058 is printed on the UPC label attached to the underside of the chair seat.
Which products are included?
This recall involves wooden Stafford Windsor-style dining chairs with four legs. The chairs have a walnut finish and are intended for indoor use. Purchase order number 200519526, 400519526, 200519525, 400519525, 200524057, 200536057, 200536058 or 400524058 is printed on the UPC label attached to the underside of the chair seat.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Also in the notice
- UPC codes. Compare these as well.
- Where to look
the UPC label attached to the underside of the chair seat
(the notice’s words)- When sold
- June 2016 through December 2016
- Price paid
- $100
Why it was recalled
The legs on the chairs can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Incidents and injuries
The firm has received three reports of in-store display chair legs breaking and one report of the chair leg bowing out. No injuries have been reported.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and return them to any Cost Plus World Market or World Market store for a free replacement chair.
What to do now
- Check the product. This notice lists no model numbers. Compare yours with the description and photos in the official notice.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call 877-967-5362, or go to www.worldmarket.com.
- Get the remedy. This recall offers a replacement. The notice says the remedy is free.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Product type
- Chairs & stools
- Recall number
- 17-135
- Units
- About 4,700
- Manufactured in
- Malaysia
- Sold at / sales period
- Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores nationwide and online at www.worldmarket.com from June 2016 through December 2016 for about $100.
- Distributor
- Cost Plus Management Services Inc., of Alameda, Calif.
This recall in context
Compared with the 129 chair recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 4,700 units: the 70th-largest of 119 chair recalls that state a unit count. The median is 7,000 units.
- Hazard
- Fall: named in 86 of 129 chair recalls, the most common hazard among them.
- Remedy
- Replacement: offered in 15 of 129 chair recalls. The most common is refund (41).
- Brand history
- Cost Plus Management Services is named in 3 CPSC notices in this index, from 2017 to 2018. This recall is the earliest. 2 of them are chair recalls.
- Time on sale
- 7 months. Recalled 4 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
Cost Plus toll-free at 877-967-5362 from 7 a.m. to midnight ET daily, or online at www.worldmarket.com and click on "Product Recalls" for more information.
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
Know someone who has one?
Recalls only work when owners hear about them. Send this notice to family or friends who might own the same product.
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