CPSC, Aqua-Leisure Industries Inc. Remind Consumers about Recall of Inflatable Baby Floats
Kids’ product recall 02-166. Announced by CPSC on May 21, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 21, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 98,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The leg holes in the seat of the float can tear, causing children to unexpectedly fall into the water and, possibly, drown.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these recalled floats immediately and contact Aqua-Leisure for a free replacement.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers can contact Aqua-Leisure at (866) 807-3998 between 9 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.aqualeisure.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled floats are packaged as “SunSmart” Baby Adjustable Sunshade Boats. The baby floats are blue and white circular tubes with a seat in the middle, and a detachable protective sunshade. The vinyl floats, intended for ages 6 months to 18 months, have pictures of purple crabs and various colored fish along the top. The word, “SunSmart” is printed across the front of the float. The recalled boats can be identified by the lettering “C/S” molded on the valve. Only floats with the “C/S” lettering are involved in the recall, subsequent floats have been corrected. Baby floats purchased after September 2001 are not involved in this recall. The baby float recall was originally announced on November 28, 2001.
About 98,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
SunSmart baby floats.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Aqua-Leisure Industries Inc., Avon, Mass.
- Juvenile products, specialty and discount department stores nationwide, including Target, K-Mart, Bed Bath and Beyond and Baby Central, sold the baby floats, from August 2000 through September 2001, for between $10 and $13.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Aqua-Leisure and CPSC have received 12 reports of the floats’ seats tearing and causing children to fall into the water. There were four incidents of children becoming completely submerged, before a caregiver was able to reach them. No injuries have been reported.
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.