CPSC, Basic Comfort Inc. Announce Recall of Infant Seat Pads
CPSC recall 01206. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The seat pad has two shoulder straps that create a v-shaped opening around the head and neck, presenting a strangulation hazard to young children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the infant pads immediately and contact Basic Comfort to receive a replacement.
CPSC recall 01206 has the recall date 24 Jul 2001. The notice names the firm CPSC, Basic Comfort Inc. Announce. The recall has about 16,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2001 has 22,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Cushions.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Basic Comfort received one report of an 8-month old girl who was caught by the neck in the shoulder straps of the seat pad after falling sideways off a chair. The child was removed from the seat pad without injury. |
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| Units | 16,000 |
| Description | The seat pad was sold under The Baby Sitter brand name. The infant seat pad is designed to restrain a child on a chair in a sitting position. It has a padded back and seat. The seat pad is attached to a chair by Velcro straps attached to the sides of the pad. The front of the seat pad has two straps attached near the top of the pad that go over a child's shoulders and connect to a single crotch strap. The seat pad is a denim blue color with white restraint straps. |
| Product | Infant seat pads, About 16,000, Cushions |
| Sold at | Basic Comfort Inc., of Denver, Colo. |
| Sold at | Department and juvenile products stores nationwide including JC Penney and One Step Ahead sold these infant seat pads, from October 1998 through May 2001, for about $11. |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 16,000Median of 2001: 22,500
- CPSC recalls of 2001
- 245
- Recalls of 2001 with one of the same hazards
- 2%
- Recalls of 2001 in the category Cushions
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name CPSC, Basic Comfort Inc. Announce
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 01206The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 01206. https://recallregister.com/product/932-cpsc-basic-comfort-inc-announce-recall-of-infant-seat-pads/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 01206 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Basic Comfort received one report of an 8-month old girl who was caught by the neck in the shoulder straps of the seat pad after falling sideways off a chair. The child was removed from the seat pad without injury.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Basic Comfort Inc., of Denver, Colo. Department and juvenile products stores nationwide including JC Penney and One Step Ahead sold these infant seat pads, from October 1998 through May 2001, for about $11.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 01206?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 16,000