CPSC, Hill-Rom Announce Recall of Rocking Chairs
CPSC recall 04525. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The chairs' support assembly can fail and cause the rocking chair to collapse, posing the risk of injury to the user.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the rocking chairs and contact Hill-Rom to receive a replacement rocker glider.
CPSC recall 04525 has the recall date 15 Dec 2003. The notice names the firm Hill-Rom, a Hillenbrand Industry. The recall has about 2,900 units. The median CPSC recall of 2003 has 9,900 units. CPSC gives the product type Chairs, Stools & Benches.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Hill-Rom has received 40 reports of rocking chairs collapsing, including two reports of consumers receiving bumps and bruises to the head and shoulders. |
|---|---|
| Units | 2,900 |
| Description | The wooden rocking chairs were sold in two styles, a contemporary model (PI155131) and a more traditional model (P155132). Both style rocking chairs have a clear varnish finish. The rocking chairs can be identified by washers and screws located under the seat, near the legs. |
| Product | Rocking Chairs, 2,900, Chairs, Stools & Benches |
| Sold at | Hospitals and other similar institutions, between January 1997 and May 2003. |
| Distributor | Hill-Rom, a Hillenbrand Industry |
| Made in | United States |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 2,900Median of 2003: 9,900
- CPSC recalls of 2003
- 215
- Recalls of 2003 with one of the same hazards
- 16%
- Recalls of 2003 in the category Chairs, Stools & Benches
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Hill-Rom, a Hillenbrand Industry
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 04525The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 04525. https://recallregister.com/product/2724-cpsc-hill-rom-announce-recall-of-rocking-chairs/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 04525 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Hill-Rom has received 40 reports of rocking chairs collapsing, including two reports of consumers receiving bumps and bruises to the head and shoulders.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Hospitals and other similar institutions, between January 1997 and May 2003.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 04525?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
2,900
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
United States