Target · Recalled
Target Recalls Circo Booster Seats Due to Fall Hazard
The booster seat restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
- Units
- About 43,000
- Reports
- 8
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $13
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
This recall involves Circo booster seats with manufacture date codes XJ0811, XJ0812, XJ0901, and XJ0902. The plastic booster seat is blue with green trim and has white straps. The manufacture date code is printed on the backside of the seat next to the consumer warning information. "Circo" can be found on a label located in the front of the seat.
The file
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide from December 2008 through June 2009 for about $13.
- Product type
- Booster Seats
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Incident log
Target has received eight reports of the booster seat buckles opening unexpectedly, including three reports of bruises.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the booster seat and return the item to the nearest Target store to receive a full refund.
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 Web site at www.target.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated AUG 06 2009; last revised MAY 23 2014.