CPSC & Montgomery Wards Recall Boys Jackets and Sweatshirts
CPSC recall 00010b. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The jackets and sweatshirts have hood drawstrings. Children can get entangled and strangle in the drawstrings that catch on playground equipment, fences or tree branches.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Stop wearing the jackets and sweatshirts. Either remove the drawstrings from the hood or discard or destroy these products.
CPSC recall 00010b has the recall date 1 Nov 1999. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 780 units. The median CPSC recall of 1999 has 22,300 units. CPSC gives the product type Clothing (Children).
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 780 |
| Description | The jackets and sweatshirts being recalled were sold under the brand name North West Blue and have the following identification numbers printed on the care label: "RN90866" or "RN81862". The garments are made in Nepal or Pakistan from 100 percent cotton in sizes small through large. The sweatshirt is style RN 90866, which comes in navy or olive. This is a pullover style sweatshirt with a zipper front pouch pocket and elbow pads. The jacket is style RN 81862, which comes in khaki, navy, olive or natural with stripes on the chest and sleeves. This is a zip front jacket made from cotton canvas with a fleece hood. "North West Blue" is on a sewn-in label at the neck of both garment styles. |
| Product | North West Blue boys hooded jackets and sweatshirts, About 780, Clothing (Children) |
| Sold at | Montgomery Ward stores nationwide sold the garments, from August 1999 to October 1999, for about $20. |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
| Made in | Nepal, Pakistan |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 780Median of 1999: 22,300
- CPSC recalls of 1999
- 156
- Recalls of 1999 with one of the same hazards
- 10%
- Recalls of 1999 in the category Clothing (Children)
- 8%
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 00010bThe notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 00010b. https://recallregister.com/product/6769-cpsc-montgomery-wards-recall-boys-jackets-and-sweatshirts/. 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
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 00010b report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Montgomery Ward stores nationwide sold the garments, from August 1999 to October 1999, for about $20.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 00010b?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 780
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Nepal, Pakistan