Pier 1 Imports Recalls Temani Wicker Furniture Due to Violation of Federal Lead Paint Standard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #17164) was formally reported on May 23, 2017. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Pt Gimex Furniture Manufacturing Co., of Indonesia is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 2,500 (in addition, about 75 units sold in Canada) units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: The paint used on the wicker furniture can contain excessive levels of lead, which is a violation of the federal lead paint standard. 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 should stop using the recalled furniture immediately and return it to any Pier 1 Imports store for a full refund or a merchandise credit. — 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 and NHTSA 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 9 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.