Cozy Highback Swings
CPSC Recall #96-138 — June 2, 1996
Product
Cozy Highback Swings
Description
WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, The Little Tikes Company of Hudson, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling approximately 245,000 Cozy Highback Swings, model no. 4637. The swing may tip forward and possibly flip over while a child is swinging in it. Little Tikes has received 55 reports of the swing tipping forward. No serious injuries have been reported. The Cozy Highback Swing is a bright blue plastic swing sold for children ages nine months to three years. The swing, measuring 13 inches wide, 12 inches long, and 14 inches high, has a Little Tikes logo molded into the stationary front cross bar. It does not have an adjustable T-bar closure. The swing hangs by four yellow, weather-resistant ropes. Toy stores, department stores, and discount stores sold the swing nationwide from January 1996 through April 1996 for about $15 to $18. Consumers should stop using the swing and call Little Tikes at (800) 321-0183 to exchange it for a different model swing, or comparable Little Tikes product. Consumers may also write to Little Tikes at 2180 Barlow Road, Hudson, OH 44236.
Hazard
The swing may tip forward and possibly flip over while a child is swinging in it.
Incidents / Injuries
Little Tikes has received 55 reports of the swing tipping forward. No serious injuries have been reported.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the swing and call Little Tikes at (800) 321-0183 to exchange it for a different model swing, or comparable Little Tikes product.
Units Affected
245,000
Sold At
Toy stores, department stores, and discount stores sold the swing nationwide from January 1996 through April 1996 for about $15 to $18.