CPSC, Levi Strauss & Co. Announce Recall of Infant and Toddler Garments
Kids’ product recall 01-513. Announced by CPSC on Mar 28, 2001.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 28, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Parts from the metal inseam snaps can detach from the garment, posing a choking risk for young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the garments away from children and contact Levi Strauss & Co. for assistance in determining if the garment is part of this recall. If so, Levi Strauss & Co. will provide instructions on returning the garment postage paid, to receive a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: Consumers may contact Levi Strauss & Co. at 800-USA-LEVI (800-872-5384).
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves 13 different products: two styles of jeans, seven styles of Koveralls and four styles of Shortalls. The garments are for girls and boys. Consumers should match the first five digits of each garments’ nine digit product code as follows: Boys’: Levi’s® Boys’ 12- to 24-month Infant Inseam Snap Jeans: 29030 Levi’s® Boys’ 12- to 24-month Infant Inseam Snap Koverall: 29098 Levi’s® Boys’ 12- to 24-month Infant Inseam Snap Koverall: 29033 Levi’s® Boys’ 12- to 24-month Infant Inseam Snap Shortall: 29095 Levi’s® Boys’ 2T to 4T Inseam Snap Koverall: 22098 Levi’s® Boys’ 2T to 4T Inseam Snap Koverall: 22033 Levi’s® Boys’ 2T to 4T Inseam Snap Shortall: 22095 Girls’: Levi’s® Girls’ 12- to 24-month Infant Inseam Snap Jeans: 31870 Levi’s® Girls’ 12- to 24-month Infant Inseam Snap Koverall: 38824 Levi’s® Girls’ 12- to 24-month Infant Inseam Snap “Kangaroo” Koverall: 38845 Levi’s® Girls’ 12- to 24-month Infant Inseam Snap Shortall: 39870 Levi’s® Girls’ 2T to 4T Inseam Snap Koverall: 38624 Levi’s® Girls’ 2T to 4T Inseam Snap Shortall: 39670
Approximately 349,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Levi’s infant (12-24 month) and toddler (2T to 4T) garments with metal inseam snaps.
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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?
- Made by Levi Strauss & Co., San Francisco, Calif.
- The garments were sold from March 1999 to March 2001.
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Was anyone hurt?
Levi Strauss & Co. has received two reports of snaps detaching on jeans. No injuries have been reported.
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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.
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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.