Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following
Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls
Why was Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following recalled?
The booster seat's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled booster seats and return them to any Target store for a full refund. Contact: For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.target.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
- Circo Child Booster Seats
- Company
- Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
- Quantity
- About 375,000 (This recall was first announced in Aug. 2009)
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $13.
- Recall date
- June 15, 2011
- Incidents / injuries
- 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.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
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.