Recliner Chair Recalled by Golden Chair & Allen Manufacturing
CPSC recall 96130. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Strangulation
CPSC recall 96130 has the recall date 30 May 1996. The notice names the firm Golden Chair. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation.
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| Description | Recliner Chair Recalled by Golden Chair & Allen Manufacturing NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Media Relations May 23, 1996 (301) 504-7908 Release # 96-130 CPSC, Golden Chair, and Allen Manufacturing Announce Recliner Chair Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Golden Chair of Houlka, Miss., and Allen Manufacturing of Benton, Tenn., are announcing the recall of about 142,000 recliner chairs because small children can get trapped or strangle in the recliners. Children can get their heads caught and possibly strangle in recliners if the space between the chair's seat and foot rest measures more than five inches wide. Since 1990, two children have died and two others nearly strangled when children leaned forward on the leg rest while their heads were caught between the chair seat and leg rest. Golden Chair Inc. is recalling about 100,000 recliners and Allen Manufacturing is recalling about 42,000 recliners that have a space between the chair seat and leg rest measuring up to 6 inches wide. CPSC is not aware of… |
| Product | Allen Manufacturing recliner chairs |
| Product | Golden Chair recliner chairs |
| Product | Golden Furniture Manufacturing recliner chairs, Chairs, Stools & Benches |
| Manufacturer | Golden Chair; Allen Manufacturing; Golden Furniture |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1996: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1996
- 138
- Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Golden Chair
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96130. https://recallregister.com/product/5805-recliner-chair-recalled-by-golden-chair-allen-manufacturing/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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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 96130 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 96130 has no incident or injury text.