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CPSC, Hilton Hotels Corporation Announce Recall of Vacation Station™ Children's Cooler/Chairs

U.S. CPSCInjuriesJul 18, 2002
Recalled Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chair
Recalled Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chair
Recalled Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chair
Recalled Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chair

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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 & 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.

Product 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.

Sold on

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.

Contact the company

Contact Hilton Hotels at (310) 205-4465 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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