CPSC, Delta Enterprise Corp. Announce Recall to Repair Director's Chairs for Children Firms agree to stop importation until hazard is eliminated

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #04221) was formally reported on September 23, 2004. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, N.Y. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 81,000 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The chair can inadvertently be misassembled, so that the fabric seat can come off the chair's frame and expose metal support rods. If fabric seat comes off the frame, there is a laceration and fall hazard to young child… Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers are advised to stop using the chair immediately and contact Delta Enterprise Corp., to receive a free repair kit consisting of new assembly instructions and four straps, which will prevent … — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 22 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.