Product Recall Number: 96-175
Why was Fold N' Travel Infant Carrier recalled?
Infants may fall out of the carrier.
Product Recall Number: 96-175
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1996-07-30
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Fold N' Travel Infant Carrier
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Playskool Baby, Inc. of Northvale, N.J., is voluntarily recalling approximately 38,000 "Fold N' Travel" infant carriers because infants may fall out of the carrier. Playskool has received 10 reports of children falling from the carrier, including reports of seven infants who suffered serious head injuries. The lightweight plastic infant carriers, measuring about 17 inches long when folded and about 26 inches long when fully extended, were available in blue or teal with either a fabric or vinyl pad (model numbers 100, 101, 102, 103). Consumers adjust the carrier to any of three positions, rocker, feeder, or sleeper, by pushing the buttons located on each side of the carrier's handle near where the handle attaches to the carrier. The product can be folded by squeezing levers located underneath the carrier. Children's products retailers sold the Fold N' Travel carriers nationwide from April 1991 through 1993 for approximately $35.00. Consumers who own Fold N' Travel infant carriers should stop using them immediately and return the carriers to Playskool or to the store where purchased, for a full refund. To receive pre-paid shipping materials and for information on returning the carriers, consumers should call Playskool at (800) 752-9755. Playskool stopped manufacturing Fold N' Travel infant carriers in April 1993.
Hazard Description: Infants may fall out of the carrier.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: To receive pre-paid shipping materials and for information on returning the carriers, consumers should call Playskool at (800) 752-9755.
Incidents: Playskool has received 10 reports of children falling from the carrier, including reports of seven infants who suffered serious head injuries.
Remedy: Consumers who own Fold N' Travel infant carriers should stop using them immediately and return the carriers to Playskool or to the store where purchased, for a full refund. To receive pre-paid shipping materials and for information on returning the carriers, consumers should call Playskool at (800) 752-9755.
Sold At: Children's products retailers sold the Fold N' Travel carriers nationwide from April 1991 through 1993 for approximately $35.00.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Playskool
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed