Pier 1 Imports Recalls Outdoor Patio-Swivel Armchairs Due To Fall Hazard

(RTTNews) - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that Home furnishing retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc has recalled outdoor Patio Swivel Armchairs due to fall hazard. About 2,500 swivel armchairs were sold in the U.S. and about 30 were sold in Canada.

It was sold exclusively at Pier 1 Imports stores nationwide and online at www.Pier1.com from December 2014 through July 2015 for between $375 and $580. It was manufactured in China and imported by Pier 1 Imports, of Fort Worth, Texas.

The swivel armchair can tip backward while rocking and consumers can fall off, posing a fall hazard. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled swivel armchairs and return them to any Pier 1 Imports store for a full refund or for a store credit.

The recall involves Pier 1 Imports' Katerina model outdoor patio swivel armchairs. The chair is black/brown powder-coated aluminum and swivels and rocks. The chairs measure about 29 inches wide, 32 inches deep and 38 inches high. The chair has SKU number 2899742. Pier 1 Imports, Katerina and the SKU number are printed on the chair's hangtag.

Pier 1 Imports has received five reports of the chair tipping over in stores with consumers in them, including one report of a consumer who received contusions and scratches.