CPSC, Kmart Corp. Announce Recall of Inflatable Baby Floats
Kids’ product recall 99-006. Announced by CPSC on Oct 8, 1998.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 8, 1998. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Approximately 114,000 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 seat of the pool toy can tear at the seam, 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 immediately stop using these baby floats, and return them to their nearest Kmart store for a refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For further information about this recall, contact Kmart at (800) 63KMART anytime.
Which ones are recalled?
The Deluxe Inflatable Kiddie Boats are vinyl and consist of an orange inflatable circular tube with blue handles and a seat in the middle. The boats also have an inflatable, clear plastic barbell with various colored balls inside attached to the front of the boat. Writing on the boat includes, “KIDDIE BOAT . . INTRODUCES YOUR CHILD TO WATER . . . SPLASH CLUB,” and has a picture of a dolphin jumping through a hoop. The boxes in which the boats were packaged are labeled with UPC Code 016438897204 or 016438100205 and Kmart Code 372954-115, located just above the price.
Approximately 114,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
“Splash Club” Deluxe Baby Floats.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
016438100267 -
UPC
016438100205 -
UPC
016438897204 -
UPC
016438897266
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
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?
- Distributed by Kmart Corporation, Troy, Mich.
- Kmart stores nationwide sold the kiddie floats, from September 1996 through August 1998, for about $6.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Kmart has received one report of the float’s seat tearing and causing a child to fall into the water. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- 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.