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Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls
The booster seat's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
- Units
- About 375,000 (This recall was first announced in Aug. 2009)
- Reports
- 10
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $13
- Remedy
- Refund
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
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.
The file
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $13.
- Product type
- Booster Seats
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Incident log
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.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled booster seats and return them to any Target store for 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 website 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 JUN 15 2011; last revised JUL 08 2016.