Name of product:
Threshold patio benches
Hazard:
The patio benches can collapse while in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Units:
About 1,300
Description:
This recall involves Threshold Aluminum Top/Steel X Base patio benches that were sold both individually and as part of a six-piece dining set. The model number can be found on the front page of the product’s assembly instructions or on the product’s packaging.
Name | Model Number | Bench Size |
Threshold Aluminum Top/Steel X Base Bench | 009-00-3894 | 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) |
Threshold Mayhew 6 piece Wicker Dining Set-Turquoise | 009-00-2005 | 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) |
Threshold Mayhew 6 piece Wicker Dining Set-Seafoam | 009-00-2006 | 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) |
Threshold Mayhew 6 piece Wicker Dining Set- Orange | 009-00-2007 | 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) |
Threshold Mayhew 6 piece Wicker Dining Set- Green | 009-00-2008 | 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) |
Threshold Mayhew 6 piece Wicker Dining Set- Navy | 009-00-4568 | 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) |
Threshold Mayhew 6 piece Wicker Dining Set- Tan | 009-00-4573 | 56.875” (L) x 17.625” (W) x 18” (H) |
Incidents/Injuries:
Target has received six reports of the patio benches collapsing, including one report of a knee injury.
Remedy:
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled patio benches and return them to any Target store for a full refund for the bench. The benches were sold individually and as part of a set. Purchasers can continue to use the other pieces of the set which, in addition to the bench, included a table and four chairs. Purchasers of individual benches will be refunded the purchase price. Purchasers of sets will be refunded the price of the individual bench.
Sold At:
Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from January 2016 through July 2016 for about $150 for the benches and $1,000 for the dining sets when sold with the benches.
Importer(s):
Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.
Manufactured In:
China
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