Payless ShoeSource Girls' Boots recall: Fall Hazard
Payless ShoeSource Recalls Girls' Boots Due to Fall Hazard
Why was Payless ShoeSource Girls' Boots recalled?
The guitar-shaped zipper pulls on each boot can interlock while a child is walking, causing the child to trip and fall.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should take these boots away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund or exchange. Contact: For additional information, contact Payless at (800) 654-0697 between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. CT daily. Consumers can also visit the firm's Web site at www.payless.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Girls' Boots
- Company
- Payless ShoeSource Inc., of Topeka, KS
- Quantity
- About 90,000
- Sold at
- Payless ShoeSource stores nationwide and Payless.com from August 2007 through September 2007 for about $27.
- Recall date
- October 18, 2007
- Incidents / injuries
- Payless has received five reports of the zipper pulls interlocking, including one report of a four-year-old girl who fell and skinned her knees.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves black jeweled girls' boots. The boots have a silhouette of a guitar on the outer leg and a guitar-shaped zipper pull on the inner leg. "Hannah Montana" is engraved on the boot outsole and a photo of the singer and show's character is printed on the box. The boots were sold in girls' sizes 10½ to 4½. No other styles or models are involved in this recall.