CPSC, Basic Comfort Inc. Announce Recall of Infant Seat Pads
Kids’ product recall 01-206. Announced by CPSC on Jul 24, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 24, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 16,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
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.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the infant pads immediately and contact Basic Comfort to receive a replacement.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers may contact Basic Comfort at (800) 456-8687 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT. Consumers also can visit the firm’s web site at www.basiccomfort.com
Which ones are recalled?
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.
About 16,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Infant seat pads.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- 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.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
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.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.