Kmart Corp. · Recalled
CPSC, Kmart Corp. Announce Recall of Inflatable Baby Floats
The seat of the pool toy can tear at the seam, causing children to unexpectedly fall into the water and possibly drown.
- Units
- Approximately 114,000
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $6
- Remedy
- See notice
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 Deluxe Inflatable Kiddie Boats are vinyl and consist of an orange inflatable circular tube with blue handles and a seat in the middle. The boats also have an inflatable, clear plastic barbell with various colored balls inside attached to the front of the boat. Writing on the boat includes, "KIDDIE BOAT . . INTRODUCES YOUR CHILD TO WATER . . . SPLASH CLUB," and has a picture of a dolphin jumping through a hoop. The boxes in which the boats were packaged are labeled with UPC Code 016438897204 or 016438100205 and Kmart Code 372954-115, located just above the price.
The file
- Sold at
- Kmart stores nationwide sold the kiddie floats, from September 1996 through August 1998, for about $6.
- Product type
- Swimming Pool Items
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Kmart Corporation, of Troy, Mich.
Incident log
Kmart has received one report of the float's seat tearing and causing a child to fall into the water. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using these baby floats, and return them to their nearest Kmart store for a refund.
For further information about this recall, contact Kmart at (800) 63KMART anytime.
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 08 1998; last revised OCT 15 1998.