JOHN LEWIS has issued an urgent recall for thousands of its powered sofas due to a potential fire risk.
The affected products are 2-seater and 3-seater slider sofas in natural chenille and navy chenille fabrics, sold between August 5, 2025, and October 30, 2025.
The recall involves product codes 87023201, 87023202, 87021703, 87021702, 87021701 and 87021704.
According to the official product safety report, the sofas pose a fire risk because of a faulty button on the recliner mechanism.
This fault could cause the circuit board to overheat and malfunction, leading the recliner to stop working.
The products do not comply with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
John Lewis has withdrawn the sofas from the market and launched a modification programme.
The company has contacted affected customers, advising them to unplug the product immediately and cease using the recline and charging functions.
Customers should contact the John Lewis & Partners Aftersales Team on 03456 049 049 to arrange a free home visit and repair.
The recall was notified by Local Authority Trading Standards, with no reports of incidents so far.
This comes after Amazon was forced to stop selling an electric blanket due to a serious safety concern.
The L’Agraty Electric Blanket has been removed from the website due to the plug posing a risk of sparking.
An urgent recall notice was subsequently issued outlining a “high risk” of the product setting beds on fire.
The recall notice said: “This product presents a high risk of fire as the plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and therefore cannot make a secure connection with the socket.
“This may result in the appliance sparking, overheating, and catching fire.
“The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.”
Your product recall rights
PRODUCT recalls are a crucial means of protecting consumers from dangerous goods.
If a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action.
But it’s often left up to supermarkets to notify customers when products could put them at risk.
If you are concerned about the safety of a product you own, always check the manufacturer’s website to see if a safety notice has been issued.
When it comes to appliances, rather than just food items, the onus is usually on you – the customer – to register the appliance with the manufacturer as, if you don’t, there is no way of contacting you to tell you about a fault.
If you become aware that an item you own has been recalled or has any safety noticed issued against it, make sure you follow the instructions given to you by the manufacturer.
They should usually provide you with more information and a contact number on its safety notice.
In some cases, the manufacturer might ask you to return the item for a full refund or arrange for the faulty product to be collected.
You should not be charged for any recall work – such as a repair, replacement or collection of the recalled item.
The blanket was rejected at the UK border and the listing has been removed from Amazon.
Earlier this week, Asda urgently recalled a popular festive finger food because it was deemed unsafe to consume.
10 Mini Duck Spring Rolls with Hoisin Dip (220g) were labelled with an incorrect use by date of December 29.
This date was wrong by a whole month, and should have said November 29.
Point of sale notices are to be displayed in retail stores that are selling the product.
These notices explain to customers why an item is being recalled and instructs them with what to do if they have bought the product.
