Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls
Recall 11248 · Jun 15, 2011 · Target
375,000
units affected
375,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11248
- Date
- Jun 15, 2011
- Company
- Target
- Units affected
- 375,000
- Product
- Circo Child Booster Seats
- Product type
- Booster Seats
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The expanded recall involves all Circo Booster Seats, including those sold as early as 2005. The plastic booster seats are blue with green trim and a white plastic restraint buckle. They attach to an adult chair to boost a child to a table. "Circo" and "Booster Seat" can be found on a green label located in the front of the booster seat.
What can happen
The booster seat's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled booster seats and return them to any Target store for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Target has received 10 additional reports of booster seat buckles opening unexpectedly, including three reports of bumps and/or bruises when a child fell forward out of the booster seat, hitting an object or the floor.
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $13.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled circo child booster seats?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled booster seats and return them to any Target store for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The booster seat's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
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.