Is your baby’s high chair safe?

Recall alert for parents with Graco high chairs. The U.S. Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a major recall for more than a million Graco Harmony High Chairs.

So far, Graco has received 464 reports of screws falling and plastic brackets cracking causing this high chair model to tip unexpectedly. The fall hazard has resulted in bumps, and bruises to the head, hairline fractures to the arm, cuts, bumps and bruises to the body.

The recall was issued last March 18 and involves all Harmony High Chairs sold by manufacturer Graco. This particular line of high chairs was made from November 2003 through December 2009. They are no longer in production.

Here’s a picture from the CPSC website. Click the photo to enlarge and get a better look:

To check your own Graco high chair to see if it is included in this recall, check the model number found on the label that is located on the underside of the foot rest. Here are the model numbers included in this recall:

Harmony™ High Chairs Model Numbers: 3920BAN, 3920BAN2, 3920BEB, 3920BEBB, 3920COV, 3920DOH, 3920GEI, 3920GEIDSP, 3920GRN, 3920HMP, 3920IVY, 3920LAU, 3920PKR, 3930DDH, 3930DHO, 3935CAL, 3935OXB, 3935PKR, 3935PKRDSP, 3935SPM 3935SPMDSP, 3935THR, 3935THR2, 3935THR3, 3940BIA, 3940BIADSP, 3940CAP, 3940CLE , 940COT, 3940DRM, 3940HML, 3940MCH, 3940NGS, 3940SAV, 3940SLT, 3940SPT, 3940STA, 3940UNN, 3951CLO, 3951CLT, 3951COT, 3951ORC, 3951WLO, 3955WSR, 3960BGN, 3960CJG, 3960CNP, 3960GGG, 3980CNR, 3E00ABB, 3E00BAT, 3E00DCF, 3E00DCFDSP, 3E00DGP, 3E00DGPDSP, 3E00GPK, 3E01BDS, 3E01BDSCA, 3E01DNY, 3E01DNY1, 3E01ELP, 3E01ELPDSP

Note: These model numbers may begin with the letter A, B, C, or D

Additional Models: 1752404, 1755859, 1755860, 1757259, 1757412, 1760429

The high chairs were sold at the following stores: AAFES, Burlington Coat Factory, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, Sears, Target, Target.com, Walmart, WalMart.com, Shopko, USA Baby, and other retailers nationwide from December 2003 through March 2010 for between $70 and $120.

If you have the Graco Harmony high chair, stop using it immediately until you get to replace its damaged parts. Graco will issue you a free repair kit. Contact Graco toll-free at (877) 842-3206 or visit the recall section of their web site.

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