The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·15145·Announced 2015-05-21

OXO Recalls Nest Booster Seats Due to Fall Hazard

OXO is recalling Nest Booster Seats because stitching on the restraint straps can loosen, allowing the straps to separate from the seat and posing a fall hazard to children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (fall hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

OXO, of El Paso, Texas, is recalling the Nest Booster Seat due to a fall hazard. The stitching on the restraint straps can loosen, which allows the straps to separate from the seat. This defect poses a fall hazard to children using the product.

The recall involves approximately 25,000 units sold in the U.S. and 130 units in Canada. The affected seats were sold in green, pink, taupe, and orange with a white base. The firm has received five reports of the stitching coming undone, releasing the straps after a child pulled on the strap or an adult tightened them. No injuries have been reported.

Consumers should immediately stop using the Nest booster seats and contact OXO for a free repair kit with redesigned safety straps and installation instructions. The seats were sold at buybuy Baby, Toys R Us/Babies R Us, independent specialty stores, and online at Amazon.com from September 2014 through April 2015 for about $55.

The recalled product

Product
Nest Booster Seat
Affected units
25,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.