CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT
The booster seat's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls
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.
Required Consumer Action
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled booster seats and return them to any Target store for a full refund.
Contact Information
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 Details
Sold At
Target stores nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $13.
Injuries
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.
Remedy
Refund
Recall Number
11248
Product Information
Product Name
Circo Child Booster Seats
Product Type
Booster Seats
Number of Units
About 375,000 (This recall was first announced in Aug. 2009)
Imported By
Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Manufactured In
China