Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Sunsations Due to Strangulation Hazard
Recall 11163 · Mar 10, 2011 · Sunsations Inc
3,600
units affected
3,600
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11163
- Date
- Mar 10, 2011
- Company
- Sunsations Inc
- Units affected
- 3,600
- Product
- Children's hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings
- Product type
- Outerwear
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
The recall involves children's and juniors hooded sweatshirts sold in sizes small, medium and large that can fit children in a large range of sizes from 2T through 12. "Virginia Beach," "Ocean City," "Nags Head" or "Kill Devil Hills" are printed on the front. The following style and items numbers are included in the recall and are printed on a tag sewn into the sweatshirt's neck: BL200 (item #16692) in black, style BL300 (item #16693) in brown and style 292 (item #20221) which come in navy blue, pink and light blue.
What can happen
The hooded sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hood which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the sweatshirt to eliminate the hazard or return the sweatshirt to Sunsations for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- Sunsations stores in Virginia Beach, Va; Ocean City, Md; and Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, N.C. from May 2009 through November 2010 for between $10 and $25.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled children's hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings?
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the sweatshirt to eliminate the hazard or return the sweatshirt to Sunsations for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The hooded sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hood which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.