CPSC, Hilton Hotels Corporation Announce Recall of Vacation Station™ Children's Cooler/Chairs
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2002-07-18). Hazards: entrapment. About 27,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 02202 |
| Published | 2002-07-18 |
| Last updated | 2025-09-26 |
| Product category | Chairs, Stools & Benches |
| Products | Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chairs |
| Firm named in the title | Hilton Hotels Corporation |
| Firms | Promotional Partners Group Limited, of Hong Kong (importer); Hilton Hotels Corporation, of Beverly Hills, Calif. (distributor) |
| Manufactured in | Hong Kong |
| Units (US) | 27,000 |
| Hazard classes | entrapment |
| Remedy classes | replace, stop use |
| Sold | 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. |
Description
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.
Hazard
When the chair collapses, the folding mechanism can pose a crushing, cutting or severing hazard to consumers' fingers.
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.
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.
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