Recall Register

1-2-3 High Chair Recall/Repair by Playskool

CPSC recall 97056. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fall

CPSC recall 97056 has the recall date 13 Jan 1997. The notice names the firm Playskool. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall.

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CPSC recall 97056: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
1-2-3 High Chair Recall/Repair by Playskool NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Change in Remedy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles Originally issued January 13, 1997, Revised September 7, 2004 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-056 CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall to Repair Restraint Bar of the 1-2-3 High Chair WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Playskool of Pawtucket, R.I., is offering free replacement restraint bars for about 287,000 of its 1-2-3 High Chairs. The restraint bar can crack or break off, which may allow a child who is not secured with the high chair's seat belt to fall from the chair and be injured. Playskool has received hundreds of complaints of cracking and breaking restraint bars and 40 reports of injuries to children falling from the high chairs. Injuries primarily involve bumps and bruises; one child sustained a broken collarbone. The plastic restraint bar of the 1-2-3 High Chair is located at the center of the front of the seat. The high chair's tray attaches to the restraint bar. Only restraint bars on Playskool…
ProductPlayskool 1-2-3 High Chairs
ManufacturerPlayskool

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1997: not given
CPSC recalls of 1997
151
Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
9%
Recalls on the register that name Playskool
16

Other recalls of the firm

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97056. https://recallregister.com/product/5898-1-2-3-high-chair-recall-repair-by-playskool/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 97056 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 97056 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Playskool?
16 CPSC recalls on this register name Playskool. This recall is 1 of them.