Payless ShoeSource Recalls Children's Clog Shoes Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 07171 · May 2, 2007 · Payless ShoeSource
690,000
units affected
690,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 07171
- Date
- May 2, 2007
- Company
- Payless ShoeSource
- Units affected
- 690,000
- Product
- Children's Airwalk® Compel Shoes
- Product type
- Shoes, Sandals & Boots
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves Airwalk® Compel clog shoes sold in prewalk sizes 3 through toddler size 10. The flexible shoes have air ventilation holes on the top and side and plastic rivets with the Airwalk® logo attached to the strap. Airwalk® and the shoe size are printed on the sole of the shoe. No other sizes, styles or models are included in this recall.
What can happen
Plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should take the shoes away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or exchange.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Payless has received one report of a child who began to choke on a detached rivet. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Big Lots stores nationwide from January 2007 through March 2007 for about $115 and $130.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled children's airwalk® compel shoes?
Consumers should take the shoes away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or exchange.
What is the hazard?
Plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young 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.