Safety regulator, Graco Announce Recall to Repair Tot Wheels® Entertainer® Infant Walkers
Recall 00124 · Jun 14, 2000 · Graco Children's Products Inc.
31,000
units affected
31,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00124
- Date
- Jun 14, 2000
- Company
- Graco Children's Products Inc.
- Units affected
- 31,000
- Product
- Tot Wheels® Entertainer® Activity Center infant walkers
- Product type
- Baby Walkers/Stationary Entertainers
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
The recalled Tot Wheels® Entertainer® Activity Center infant walkers, with "bouncing action" and five-position height adjustment, have model numbers 4032LN or 4032BLA, located underneath the front of the walker's tray. The walker has a removable, green play tray with 12 activities, including a steering wheel, ball spinner and flashing lights. The multicolor walker has an animal-print fabric seat. "Graco Lights & Sounds" is written on a label on the walker tray. "Tot Wheels® Entertainer® Activity Center with Bounce" is written on a label on the walker's base.
What can happen
These walkers can collapse unexpectedly during use and injure infants.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these walkers immediately, and call Graco for a free repair kit, which includes a replacement tray.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Graco has received 27 reports of these walkers collapsing. Injuries to infants have included a cut toe, a bump on the head, a sprained foot, and scrapes and bruises to legs and feet.
- Sold at
- Mass merchandise, juvenile product and major discount department stores nationwide, including Wal-Mart and Toys R Us, sold the walkers, from September 1999 through February 2000, for about $50.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled tot wheels® entertainer® activity center infant walkers?
Consumers should stop using these walkers immediately, and call Graco for a free repair kit, which includes a replacement tray.
What is the hazard?
These walkers can collapse unexpectedly during use and injure infants.
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.