Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores Recall SmartSpace Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
CPSC recall 08406. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The chairs were sold without a warning label instructing consumers to lock the chair's legs before sitting. This poses a fall hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the chair until a warning label, instructing consumers to engage the legs in the locked position before use, has been obtained from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
CPSC recall 08406 has the recall date 24 Sep 2008. The notice names the firm Jo-Ann Stores. The recall has about 6,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2008 has 9,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Chairs, Stools & Benches.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Jo-Ann has received five reports of chairs collapsing when the legs were not locked. No injuries have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 6,000 |
| Description | This recall involves the SmartSpace™ Papasan chair. The silver metal frame chair has a circular fabric seat that sits on a 10-inch-tall base. The fabric seat used with the papasan chairs were sold in purple, pacific, lime yellow and gray. A hangtag on the chair reads "Smartspace Papasan Chair - 1 piece." |
| Product | SmartSpace™ Papasan Chairs, About 6,000, Chairs, Stools & Benches |
| Sold at | Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores nationwide from June 2008 through September 2008 for about $25. |
| Importer | Jo-Ann Stores Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 6,000Median of 2008: 9,500
- CPSC recalls of 2008
- 392
- Recalls of 2008 with one of the same hazards
- 13%
- Recalls of 2008 in the category Chairs, Stools & Benches
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Jo-Ann Stores
- 7
Other recalls of the firm
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 08406. https://recallregister.com/product/4475-jo-ann-fabric-craft-stores-recall-smartspace-chairs-due-to-fall-hazard/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 08406 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Jo-Ann has received five reports of chairs collapsing when the legs were not locked. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores nationwide from June 2008 through September 2008 for about $25.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 08406?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 6,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China