The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·25C006000·Announced 2025-04-22

Dorel Safety 1st Child Seat Recall for Loose Headrest Foam

Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling Safety 1st Grow & Go Sprint child seats because the headrest foam pad is not adequately secured, posing a choking hazard.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 choking hazard in a child product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling certain Safety 1st Grow & Go Sprint child seats. The affected model numbers are CC321GYU, CC321GYUD, CC321GYY, CC321GYYD, CC321HAO, and CC321HAR. The defect involves the headrest foam pad, which is not adequately secured, allowing a child to pick off pieces of foam.

The loose foam pieces present a choking hazard to a child, increasing the risk of injury. Dorel will mail a replacement headrest pad assembly kit free of charge to owners. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 31, 2025.

Owners may contact Dorel's customer service at 1-877-657-9546 or [email protected] for assistance. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or visit nhtsa.gov.

The recalled product

Product
CHILD SEAT:MATERIAL/PADDING recall
Hazard
Affected units
179,845

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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