Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2001 Release # 01-119 |
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 |
Product | Problem | Reports to Company | Injuries |
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390,000 Cosco cribs 7/9/97 recall | Mattress platform used as side rail could entrap baby | 47 | 1 death, 24 non-fatal entrapments |
62,000 Cosco crib mattresses 2/17/99 recall | Mattress could compress and entrap baby | 11 | 1 death, 10 non-fatal entrapments |
57,000 Cosco tandem strollers 2/17/99 recall | Stroller locks could break causing stroller to collapse | 3,000 reports of locks failing; 250 collapsed strollers | 200 injuries |
670,000 Cosco car seats/carriers 7/8/99 recall | Carrier handles release causing seat to flip forward | 53 | 23 injuries |
1 million Cosco high chairs 11/27/00 recall | Seat separates from frame, slips from set height, restraint slips from seat | 93 | 37 injuries |
170,000 Safety 1st walkers 8/8/00 recall | Child's teeth get caught in steering wheel, phone buttons break off, antennas poke children | 33 | 9 injuries |
101,00 Safety 1st wipe warmers 3/29/01 recall | Potential electric shock from cracked unit | 17 | No injuries |