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CPSC, Poundex Associates Corp. Announce Recall of Dining Chairs

CPSC recall 05083. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

The welds on the chair's rear legs can crack and break apart, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately and contact Poundex to receive a free rear leg replacement kit.

CPSC recall 05083 has the recall date 13 Jan 2005. The notice names the firm Poundex Associates. The recall has about 32,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Chairs, Stools & Benches.

CPSC recall noticeMore of the notice

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

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More of the notice

The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.

CPSC recall 05083: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries
Poundex Associates Corp. has received one report of a chair breaking, involving one report of a minor injury.
Units32,000
Description
The recalled dining chair has a dark bronze metallic frame, birch colored wooden back and gold colored upholstered seat. The front and rear legs have a curved shape. The label under the seat reads, in part, "Imported by Poundex Associates Corp." The recalled dining chair is approximately 42 inches high and 17 inches wide.
ProductResidential Dining Chair, About 32,000, Chairs, Stools & Benches
Sold atIndependent furniture stores nationwide from January 2004 through September 2004 for about $50 each.
ManufacturerPoundex Associates Corp
Made inChina

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
32,000Median of 2005: 14,000
CPSC recalls of 2005
323
Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
16%
Recalls of 2005 in the category Chairs, Stools & Benches
3%
Recalls on the register that name Poundex Associates
1

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Cite this page

Recall Register. CPSC recall 05083. https://recallregister.com/product/2850-cpsc-poundex-associates-corp-announce-recall-of-dining-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

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 05083 report injuries?
The CPSC notice says: Poundex Associates Corp. has received one report of a chair breaking, involving one report of a minor injury.
Where was the product sold?
The CPSC notice says: Independent furniture stores nationwide from January 2004 through September 2004 for about $50 each.
How many units are in CPSC recall 05083?
The CPSC notice gives this number: About 32,000
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: China