Recall: Voyager Car Seat/Strollers In-Home Repair Recall by Cosco

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 1997 Release # 98-045

Company Phone Number: (800) 221-6736 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063

CPSC, Cosco Announce Recall for In-Home Repair of Voyager^TM Car Seat/Strollers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Cosco Inc. of Columbus, Ind., is recalling about 6,000 Voyager^TM Car Seat/Strollers for in-home repair. The Voyager^TM Car Seat/Stroller is a combination product with an infant car seat that snaps into a frame for use as a stroller. When used as the stroller, the car seat could become dislodged and fall to the ground. Infants could be injured from the fall.

Cosco has not received any reports of car seats becoming dislodged from the stroller. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

Cosco will send consumers instructions on how to modify the car seat to eliminate the problem.

Voyager^TM Car Seat/Strollers subject to this recall have manufacturing dates from September 8, 1997, through October 27, 1997. The manufacturing date is found on the car seat, not on the stroller frame. The car seat comes with a fabric canopy and seat pad. "COSCO" is imprinted into the front of the car seat.

The Cosco Voyager^TM Car Seat/Stroller was sold nationwide from September 1997 through November 1997, primarily through Wal-Mart, Target, Ames, Service Merchandise, Caldor and Montgomery Ward retail stores, for about $79.

Consumers should call Cosco at (800) 221-6736 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST Monday through Friday for the repair instructions. Until the repair is completed, consumers should not use the car seat as a stroller. The problem does not affect the product's use as a car seat or carrier. Consumers can write to Cosco at 2525 State Street, Columbus, IN 47201.