Fisher-Price Recalls Musical Learning Chair Due to Strangulation Hazard

Plain-English summary

Fisher-Price is recalling approximately 614,000 units of the Laugh & Learn Musical Learning Chair. The recall was issued because a child can become lodged between the seat back and the side table of the chair, which can lead to neck entrapment and pose a strangulation hazard to young children.

The recalled chair is a plastic infant toy measuring about 17 inches high that plays music and teaches numbers and letters. It features a blue chair with four green plastic legs and a side table with a purple base and white top. The packaging states the toy is intended for children 12 months through 36 months of age. Model numbers H4609, H7167 through H7173, H8157, H8998, and J0272 through J0275 are located on the underside of the seat.

Fisher-Price has received three reports of young children getting their necks lodged in the gap, including one report of a child receiving a welt on the neck. The chairs were sold at discount department and toy stores nationwide from May 2005 through January 2006 for about $27.

Consumers should take the recalled musical chair away from children immediately and contact Fisher-Price to receive a free repair kit. The kit contains a plastic piece that connects the seatback and side table to prevent entrapment. Consumers can contact Fisher-Price at (866) 552-3914 or visit www.service.fisher-price.com.

The recalled product

Product

Fisher-Price® Laugh & Learn™ Musical Learning Chair™

Manufacturer

Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.

Category

Consumer Product — Infant Toys

Hazard

• strangulation
• entrapment

Affected units

614,000

Distribution

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