Branch Recalls Ergonomic Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Official action

Source. US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Official identifier. 26-735

Date. 2026-09-03

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). The backrests of the chairs can detach, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Action / remedy (official). Consumers should stop using the recalled chairs immediately and contact Branch for a free repair kit consisting of a replacement backrest, installation instructions, three bolts and an Allen key. Consumers will be provided with instructions on how to determine if their backrests are included in the recall and will be asked to submit photos of the manufacture label and removed backrest to obtain a repair kit. Branch is contacting all known purchasers directly.

Product. Ergonomic Chairs

Identification details. This recall involves height-adjustable ergonomic chairs and only applies to chairs with backrest anchors that were incorrectly installed at the time of manufacture. The recalled chairs were manufactured between September 10, 2025 and April 22, 2026. The dates of manufacture can be found on the label located underneath the chair’s seat cushion. The following SKUs are included in the recall and are located on the side of the product packaging: Product Name SKU Ergonomic Chair – Black / Black Standard 11-01-00-50-V5 Ergonomic Chair – Black / Black KD Base 11-01-00-50-V6 Ergonomic Chair – Pebble / White Standard 11-01-00-53-V5 Ergonomic Chair – Pebble / White KD Base 11-01-00-53-V6 Ergonomic Chair – Black / White Standard 11-01-00-40-V5 Ergonomic Chair – Black / White KD Base 11-01-00-40-V6 Ergonomic Chair – Sand / White Standard 11-01-00-51-V5 Ergonomic Chair – Sand / White KD Base 11-01-00-51-V6 Ergonomic Chair – Graphite / White Standard 11-01-00-54-V5 Ergonomic Chair – Graphite / White KD Base 11-01-00-54-V6 Ergonomic Chair – Light Blue / White Standard 11-01-00-43-V5 Ergonomic Chair – Light Blue / White KD Base 11-01-00-43-V6 Ergonomic Chair – Poppy / White Standard 11-01-00-55-V5 Ergonomic Chair – Poppy / White KD Base 11-01-00-55-V6 Ergonomic Chair – Baltic / White Standard 11-01-00-56-V5 Ergonomic Chair – Baltic / White KD Base 11-01-00-56-V6

Units. About 16,000 (In addition, about 180 were sold in Canada)

Incidents reported by CPSC. Branch Furniture has received 11 reports of backrests detaching from the chairs. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy type. Repair

Sold at. Online at BranchFurniture.com, Amazon.com, WestElm.com, ContainerStore.com, OfficeDepot.com and other websites from approximately December 2025 through July 2026 for between $320 and $350.

Official record

Licence: US Government recall data made available for business and application reuse

Attribution: Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice