About 1.2 million high chairs produced by Graco Children's Products, Inc., of Atlanta are being recalled, as government sources claim they pose a fall hazard to children. Even the Consumer Product Safety Commission has endorsed this.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, "Screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out." The regulatory body says that the high chair can "tip over unexpectedly" as a result of cracking plastic brackets. Graco has received 464 reports of such cases. Already 24 injuries have been reported in this regard. Injury has been in the form of a hairline fracture to the arm, bumps and bruises to the head. It has even inflicted cuts, bumps, bruises, and scratches to the body.
Fearing more cases of injury, the CPSC has advised consumers to stop using “all Harmony-TM high chairs" immediately, which is no longer in production.
All Harmony High Chairs that were manufactured from November 2003 to December 2009 have been recalled. Consumers can find the following model numbers on the label underneath the foot rest and refrain from using these chairs:
3920BAN, 3920BAN2, 3920BEB, 3920BEBB, 3920COV, 3920DOH, 3920GEI, 3920GEIDSP, 3920GRN, 3920HMP, 3920IVY, 3920LAU, 3920PKR, 3930DDH, 3930DHO, 3935CAL, 3935OXB, 3935PKR, 3935PKRDSP, 3935SPM, 3935SPMDSP, 3935THR, 3935THR2, 3935THR3, 3940BIA, 3940BIADSP, 3940CAP, 3940CLE, 3940COT 3940DRM 3940HML 3940MCH 3940NGS 3940SAV 3940SLT 3940SPT 3940STA 3940UNN 3951CLO 3951CLT 3951COT, 3951ORC, 3951WLO, 3955WSR, 3960BGN, 3960CJG, 3960CNP, 3960GGG, 3980CNR, 3E00ABB, 3E00BAT, 3E00DCF, 3E00DCFDSP, 3E00DGP, 3E00DGPDSP, 3E00GPK, 3E01BDS, 3E01BDSCA, 3E01DNY, 3E01DNY1, 3E01ELP, 3E01ELPDSP, 1752404, 1755859, 1755860, 1757259, 1757412, and 1760429.
These chairs were manufactured in the United States. AAFES, Walmart, WalMart.com, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Sears, Target, Shopko, Target.com, USA Baby have been selling the affected chairs.
Graco has made available a free repair kit for consumers who own the affected high chairs. Consumers should contact Graco toll-free at (877) 842-3206 (877) 842-3206 or visit its website gracobaby.com.
