CPSC recall 02-202, announced July 18, 2002, covers Promotional Partners Group Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chairs (about 27,000 units). When the chair collapses, the folding mechanism can pose a crushing, cutting or severing hazard to consumers' fingers. The notice cites 1 incident report. Consumers should stop using the recalled cooler/chairs immediately and contact Hilton Hotels for information on returning the cooler/chairs and receiving a free replacement item. Recall contact: call (310) 205-4465.
Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
The CPSC data does not provide a discrete model-number list for this record. Compare the product description and identification details on the official notice.
Which products are included?
The recalled product is a multi-use product that can be used as both a child's chair or a food/beverage storage cooler. The cooler/chairs were given to hotel guests as a welcoming gift at participating Hilton®, Doubletree®, and Hilton Garden Inn® hotels and resorts. The chairs have either a purple aluminum frame with a purple fabric seat and green cooler bag, or a green aluminum frame with a green fabric seat and a blue cooler bag. Vacation Station™ is printed on the front of the cooler bag. The chairs were made in Hong Kong.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
When the chair collapses, the folding mechanism can pose a crushing, cutting or severing hazard to consumers' fingers.
Incidents and injuries
CPSC and Hilton Hotels are aware of one report in which part of a 2-year-old boy's fingertip was severed when the chair collapsed.
Official remedy
Consumers should stop using the recalled cooler/chairs immediately and contact Hilton Hotels for information on returning the cooler/chairs and receiving a free replacement item.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Promotional Partners Group
- Product type
- Chairs & stools
- Recall number
- 02-202
- Units
- About 27,000
- Manufactured in
- Hong Kong
- Sold at / sales period
- Participating Hilton®, Doubletree®, and Hilton Garden Inn® hotels and resorts nationwide distributed the cooler chairs, between May 2002 and June 2002, for free to hotel guests with children.
- Importer
- Promotional Partners Group Limited, of Hong Kong
- Distributor
- Hilton Hotels Corporation, of Beverly Hills, Calif.
Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chairs
CPSC product type: Chairs, Stools & Benches
Recall contact information
Contact Hilton Hotels at (310) 205-4465 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
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