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Recall of Majestic High Chairs Expanded
Further to the December 2008 recall of 95,000 Evenflo Majestic High Chairs, the manufacturer has issued a recall of an additional 90,000 high chairs.
The hazard comes from plastic caps and metal screws on both sides of the high chair that can loosen and fall out, allowing the seatback to suddenly fall back or detach from the high chair. Children can fall backwards or fall out of the high chair and suffer bumps and bruises to the head, broken bones, abrasions, cuts and bruises. Detached hardware also poses a choking hazard to children.
For the models added by this expanded recall, Evenflo has received 16 reports of seatbacks reclining, falling back and/or detaching unexpectedly, resulting in five reports of bumps and bruises to the head and five reports of other injuries including bruises and abrasions. For the models added by this expanded recall, Evenflo has received 145 reports of plastic caps and screws falling out of the high chairs, including 1 incident in which a cap and/or screws were found in a child's hand or mouth but were removed before choking occurred.
The high chairs were sold at juvenile product and mass merchandise stores nationwide, including Toys"R"Us, Babies"R"Us, Walmart.com, and Burlington Coat Factory from January 2007 through March 2009 for between $80 and $110.
APRIL-02-09: Recall of Majestic High Chairs Expanded [CPSC: MAJESTIC HIGH CHAIR RECALL EXPANDED]
Published on Apr-2-09
The hazard comes from plastic caps and metal screws on both sides of the high chair that can loosen and fall out, allowing the seatback to suddenly fall back or detach from the high chair. Children can fall backwards or fall out of the high chair and suffer bumps and bruises to the head, broken bones, abrasions, cuts and bruises. Detached hardware also poses a choking hazard to children.
For the models added by this expanded recall, Evenflo has received 16 reports of seatbacks reclining, falling back and/or detaching unexpectedly, resulting in five reports of bumps and bruises to the head and five reports of other injuries including bruises and abrasions. For the models added by this expanded recall, Evenflo has received 145 reports of plastic caps and screws falling out of the high chairs, including 1 incident in which a cap and/or screws were found in a child's hand or mouth but were removed before choking occurred.
The high chairs were sold at juvenile product and mass merchandise stores nationwide, including Toys"R"Us, Babies"R"Us, Walmart.com, and Burlington Coat Factory from January 2007 through March 2009 for between $80 and $110.
APRIL-02-09: Recall of Majestic High Chairs Expanded [CPSC: MAJESTIC HIGH CHAIR RECALL EXPANDED]
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