Graco recalls highchairs

[minnieandme]

For those of you who may have a Graco highchair:

A subsidiary of Atlanta-based Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL) has issued a recall on a highchair after more than a dozen reports of the product collapsing and at least one report of a child getting hurt.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Exton, Pa.-based Graco Children's Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling about 100,000 Graco Contempo Highchairs. The highchair can collapse if not fully opened and locked into place from the storage position prior to use. Graco has received 18 reports of the highchair collapsing, and there has been one report of an 18-month-old child who suffered a bruise on his foot.

The highchairs were made in China and sold at Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Target, Target.com, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart.com, Burlington Coat Factory, Shopko, AAFES, USA Baby and various specialty retailers across the United States from December 2005 through December 2006 for between $100 and $130.

The recalled highchairs have model numbers that begin with 3800, 3803, 3804, 3805, 3810 and 3811 followed by a three letter fashion code. Model numbers included in the recall include: 3800COU, 3800DRB, 3800FMT, 3800GGG, 3800GRM, 3800HEM, 3800JEN, 3800LEG, 3800MNS, 3800OWD, 3800SND, 3800TFE, 3800RIT, 3803HRL, 3804CNR, 3805BDA, 3810PEW, 3810PST and 3811PST.

Consumers can go to Graco's Web site www.gracobaby.com to get a free repair kit. CPSC said consumers may continue to use the highchair until the repair kit is received, but must make sure it is fully opened first. Consumers should open the highchair until they hear a "click," which indicates the hub is locked into place.