Joy Furniture has recalled about 10,400 living-room furniture sets sold under the Talan and Royce names after reports that a power switch on the reclining pieces can overheat and catch fire. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the switch on the power sofa, loveseat, or recliner can malfunction, posing a risk of serious injury from a fire hazard. The company has reported dozens of incidents tied to the switch, two of which resulted in fire.
Why the switch is the problem
Power reclining furniture relies on an electrical switch to drive the motorized mechanism, and that component is at the center of this recall. According to the CPSC, the power switch can malfunction and overheat, which is the specific defect that creates the fire risk. That distinguishes the hazard from the furniture’s fabric or frame, and it also shapes the remedy, which targets the switch rather than the whole piece.
The agency’s notice states that Joy Furniture reported 41 incidents involving the power switch, including smoking, burning, and an electrical odor. Two of those incidents resulted in fire. Notably, the CPSC says no injuries have been reported, so the recall is a preventive action taken on the strength of the incident pattern rather than a response to documented harm to people.
An electrical fault in a common household item carries a particular kind of risk because reclining sofas and loveseats are typically left plugged in and unattended for long stretches. A switch that can overheat while no one is watching it is exactly the scenario product-safety regulators try to head off before an incident escalates.
Which products are covered
The recall involves two furniture groups. The Talan powered group consists of a sofa (model JF1126-4PHL), a loveseat (model JF1126-5PHL), and a recliner (model JF1126-9PHL), and comes in a medium-gray color. The Royce group consists of a sofa (model JF1155-4PHL), a loveseat (model JF1155-5PHL), and a recliner (model JF1155-9PHL), and comes in brown. Those model numbers are the clearest way for an owner to confirm whether a given piece is affected.
The furniture was sold at Raymour & Flanigan stores in Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, according to the CPSC. The Talan set sold from January 2024 through March 2026 for between $1,000 and $2,200, and the Royce set sold from May 2025 until the middle of May 2026 for between $800 and $1,800. That regional retail footprint means the recall is concentrated in the Northeast rather than spread nationwide.
The CPSC notice is the authoritative source for the model numbers, sales dates, and incident count, and the agency’s broader recalls page is where any updates to the action would appear.
What owners should do and what to watch
Joy Furniture is offering all affected consumers a free replacement power switch with an upgraded design, and the company says it will arrange for an authorized technician to replace the switch at the owner’s home. According to the notice, consumers can register for the repair by contacting the firm through its recall channels. Because the remedy is a component swap rather than a return, owners keep the furniture and have the defective part replaced in place.
Until that repair is completed, the cautious approach for anyone who owns one of the listed models is to treat the power switch as the point of risk, given that the reported incidents, smoking, burning, and electrical odor, all trace back to it. The CPSC’s notice describes the hazard in those terms, and owners who notice any of those warning signs have concrete cause to stop using the piece and seek the repair promptly.
Some details are not spelled out in the material reviewed here. The notice does not explain what caused the switch to fail at a hardware level, nor does it quantify how many of the roughly 10,400 sets have already been repaired. Those are the kinds of specifics that can surface later through follow-up reporting or updated CPSC filings. For now, the actionable facts are firm: two fires, 41 total incidents, no reported injuries, and a free in-home switch replacement for the named Talan and Royce models sold across five Northeastern states.
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