Target · Recalled
Target Recalls Children's Sitting Stools Due to Fall Hazard
The stabilizing bar can crack and cause the stool to collapse, posing a fall hazard to the user.
- Units
- About 69,000
- Reports
- 7
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $15
- Remedy
- Refund
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Affected
This recall involves children's sitting stool, sold as part of the Circo-brand Chloe and Conner Collection. Assembled stools measure 11 inches tall by 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep. The painted wood stools were sold in red, white, navy and pink. Item numbers 249200218 (red), 249200207 (white), 249200217 (navy), 249200208 (pink) are printed on a sticker on the underside of the stools.
The file
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide from April 2012 through June 2013 for about $15.
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- L. Powell Acquisition Corporation, of Culver City, Calif., Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Incident log
Target has received seven reports of the stools breaking or collapsing and causing a child to fall. In five of the reported incidents, bumps, bruises and cuts were reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the stool and return it to a Target store for a full refund.
Target Guest Relations at (800) 440-0680 anytime or email guest.relations@target.com. For additional information, consumers can visit www.target.com and click on Product Recalls at the bottom of the page and then select "Children's and Baby Products."
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 OCT 29 2013; last revised JAN 07 2015.
