May 22, 2003
Lane Furniture is recalling 620,000 high-leg recliner chairs. A mechanism in the footrest can create a pinch point that could cause injury if consumers open or recline the chair by reaching underneath the footrest.
Lane has received 18 reports of incidents involving the recliner chairs, including lacerations, cut fingernails and three reports of broken bones.
The recall includes three-position, high-leg recliner chairs that have a five-digit style number beginning with 026 or 027 and a shipping date prior to May 2002. The style number and shipping date can be found on a small label located either underneath the footrest or under the chair itself. High-leg recliner chairs measure 7 inches to 9 inches from the floor.
The chairs were sold at furniture stores nationwide from December 1989 through April 2002 for between $500 and $1,200.
Consumers should contact Lane Furniture Industries to receive a repair kit by calling (800) 467-9555 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visiting the firm's Web site, www.lanefurniture.com.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
