Product Recall Number: 16-162
Why was Infant bicycle helmets with magnetic no-pinch buckle chin straps recalled?
The magnetic buckle on the helmet’s chin strap contains small plastic covers and magnets that can come loose, posing a risk of choking and magnet ingestion to young children.
Product Recall Number: 16-162
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-05-17
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Infant bicycle helmets with magnetic no-pinch buckle chin straps
Description: The magnetic buckle on the helmet’s chin strap contains small plastic covers and magnets that can come loose.
Hazard Description: The magnetic buckle on the helmet’s chin strap contains small plastic covers and magnets that can come loose, posing a risk of choking and magnet ingestion to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 129,000
Incidents: Pacific Cycle has received three reports of the plastic cover coming loose. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the helmets away from children and contact Pacific Cycle for instructions on how to receive a free replacement helmet.
Sold At: Target stores and online at www.target.com from January 2014 through April 2016 for between $18 and $25.
Importers: Pacific Cycle Inc., of Madison, Wis.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed