CPSC, Summit Marketing International LLC Announce Recall to Repair Children's Folding Chairs
CPSC recall 05181. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. This can cause severe lacerations and fingertip amputations to children's fingers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.
CPSC recall 05181 has the recall date 24 May 2005. The notice names the firm Summit Marketing International. The recall has about 2,000,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 4 hazards. The first is Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Chairs, Stools & Benches.
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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.
| Incidents and injuries | The firm had received seven reports of the chairs collapsing, resulting in four fingertip amputations, one laceration, and bruises to children's fingers. |
|---|---|
| Units | 2,000,000 |
| Description | The recalled children's folding chairs are made of metal tubing with a padded seat. They were sold in red, blue, yellow and green colors either individually or as part of a set consisting of a table and two, four, or six chairs. Each chair is about 22 inches high, 10 inches wide, and about 11 inches deep. "MANUFACTURED BY ZHANGZHOU STEEL TUBE FURNITURE FACTORY" is written on a label underneath the seat of the chairs. |
| Product | Children's Folding Chairs, 2 million, Chairs, Stools & Benches |
| Sold at | Hardware, discount department, toy, grocery and drug stores nationwide, from September 2002 through May 2005, for about $10 individually and for about $45 for a set. |
| Distributor | Summit Marketing International LLC |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 2,000,000Median of 2005: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2005
- 323
- Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
- 11%
- Recalls of 2005 in the category Chairs, Stools & Benches
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Summit Marketing International
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 05181The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 05181. https://recallregister.com/product/2936-cpsc-summit-marketing-international-llc-announce-recall-to-repair-chil/. 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 05181 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
The firm had received seven reports of the chairs collapsing, resulting in four fingertip amputations, one laceration, and bruises to children's fingers.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Hardware, discount department, toy, grocery and drug stores nationwide, from September 2002 through May 2005, for about $10 individually and for about $45 for a set.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 05181?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
2 million
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China