CPSC, Jetmax International Ltd. Announce Recall to Repair Children's
Rocking Chairs Sold at Target Stores
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Jetmax International Ltd., of Stamford, Conn., is
voluntarily recalling to repair about 48,000 children's rocking chairs.
The rear legs of the chair can separate from the rocker's base causing
it to collapse, and the child seated in the chair can fall.
Jetmax has received five reports of these chairs collapsing and
children falling. One 13-month-old girl suffered a laceration requiring
18 stitches.
Jetmax imported the rocker exclusively for sale by Target stores.
The wooden rocking chairs come in two styles: one for boys and one for
girls. The boy's rocker has a yellow frame, red rockers (chair bases)
and a blue canvas seat. The girl's rocker has a white frame, purple
rockers (chair bases) and a pink canvas seat. There is no writing on the
chairs, but the packaging reads, "restore & RESTYLE KIDS," "Wooden
Folding Chair," "Ages 3 and Up," and "Made in China." The chairs are
designed for children between 30 and 100 pounds. They are 23 inches
long, 13 inches wide and 16.5 inches high.
Target stores nationwide sold the rocking chairs from November
1999 through March 2000 for about $20.
Consumers should immediately stop using these rockers, and contact
Jetmax International to get a free repair kit with easy installation
instructions. For more information and to get the repair kit, call
Jetmax International at (800) 880-0714 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday.