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CPSC, Carter’s Announce Recall of Carter’s Brand Children’s Overalls

Kids’ product recall 05-158. Announced by CPSC on Apr 19, 2005.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Apr 19, 2005. 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?

The plastic center of the decorative snaps on these garments can detach, posing a choking hazard.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Contact Carter’s to receive a refund.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Contact Carter’s at (888) 782-9548 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at www.carters.com

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled overalls are pink corduroy with decorative snap fasteners at the waist and shoulder straps. The light pink overalls (style 435-092) have a floral embroidery design on the chest. The dark pink overalls (style 435-646) have a single patch pocket on the chest. “Carter’s” is printed on a tag sewn into the back of the garment.

About 31,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Carter’s® Infant and Children’s Overalls.

Source:

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?

  • Made by Carter’s®, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Style 435-646 was sold exclusively through Carter’s retail stores, from July 2004 through March 2005, for about $26. Style 435-092 was sold through Carter’s retail stores and other retailers nationwide, from August 2004 through March 2005, for about $28.
  • Made in China and Thailand, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Carter’s has received 14 reports of snap centers detaching. No injuries have been reported.

Source:

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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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.

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