Safety regulator, Basic Comfort Inc. Announce Recall of Infant Seat Pads
Recall 01206 · Jul 24, 2001
16,000
units affected
16,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01206
- Date
- Jul 24, 2001
- Units affected
- 16,000
- Product
- Infant seat pads
- Product type
- Cushions
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
The seat pad was sold under The Baby Sitter brand name. The infant seat pad is designed to restrain a child on a chair in a sitting position. It has a padded back and seat. The seat pad is attached to a chair by Velcro straps attached to the sides of the pad. The front of the seat pad has two straps attached near the top of the pad that go over a child's shoulders and connect to a single crotch strap. The seat pad is a denim blue color with white restraint straps.
What can happen
The seat pad has two shoulder straps that create a v-shaped opening around the head and neck, presenting a strangulation hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the infant pads immediately and contact Basic Comfort to receive a replacement.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Basic Comfort received one report of an 8-month old girl who was caught by the neck in the shoulder straps of the seat pad after falling sideways off a chair. The child was removed from the seat pad without injury.
- Sold at
- Basic Comfort Inc., of Denver, Colo. Department and juvenile products stores nationwide including JC Penney and One Step Ahead sold these infant seat pads, from October 1998 through May 2001, for about $11.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled infant seat pads?
Consumers should stop using the infant pads immediately and contact Basic Comfort to receive a replacement.
What is the hazard?
The seat pad has two shoulder straps that create a v-shaped opening around the head and neck, presenting a strangulation 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.