CPSC, Hilton Hotels Corporation Announce Recall of Vacation Station™ Children's Cooler/Chairs
USCPSC, Hilton Hotels Corporation Announce Recall of Vacation Station™ Children's Cooler/Chairs
Reason for Recall / Hazard
When the chair collapses, the folding mechanism can pose a crushing, cutting or severing hazard to consumers' fingers.
Product Description & Identification
The recalled product is a multi-use product that can be used as both a child's chair or a food/beverage storage cooler. The cooler/chairs were given to hotel guests as a welcoming gift at participating Hilton®, Doubletree®, and Hilton Garden Inn® hotels and resorts. The chairs have either a purple aluminum frame with a purple fabric seat and green cooler bag, or a green aluminum frame with a green fabric seat and a blue cooler bag. Vacation Station™ is printed on the front of the cooler bag. The chairs were made in Hong Kong.
Affected Products
Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chairs
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Hilton-Hotels-Corporation-Announce-Recall-of-Vacation-Station-Childrens-CoolerChairs- |
| Title | CPSC, Hilton Hotels Corporation Announce Recall of Vacation Station™ Children's Cooler/Chairs |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/vacation-station-1.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chair |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/vacation-station-2.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chair |
| Hazards › Name | When the chair collapses, the folding mechanism can pose a crushing, cutting or severing hazard to consumers' fingers. |
| Injuries › Name | CPSC and Hilton Hotels are aware of one report in which part of a 2-year-old boy's fingertip was severed when the chair collapsed. |
| Products › Name | Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chairs |
| Products › Type | Chairs, Stools & Benches |
| Products › Category I D | 1877 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 27,000 |
| Recall I D | 2174 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should stop using the recalled cooler/chairs immediately and contact Hilton Hotels for information on returning the cooler/chairs and receiving a free replacement item. |
| Importers › Name | Promotional Partners Group Limited, of Hong Kong |
| Retailers › Name | Participating Hilton®, Doubletree®, and Hilton Garden Inn® hotels and resorts nationwide distributed the cooler chairs, between May 2002 and June 2002, for free to hotel guests with children. |
| Recall Date | 2002-07-18T00:00:00 |
| Description | The recalled product is a multi-use product that can be used as both a child's chair or a food/beverage storage cooler. The cooler/chairs were given to hotel guests as a welcoming gift at participating Hilton®, Doubletree®, and Hilton Garden Inn® hotels and resorts. The chairs have either a purple aluminum frame with a purple fabric seat and green cooler bag, or a green aluminum frame with a green fabric seat and a blue cooler bag. Vacation Station™ is printed on the front of the cooler bag. The chairs were made in Hong Kong. |
| Distributors › Name | Hilton Hotels Corporation, of Beverly Hills, Calif. |
| Recall Number | 02202 |
| Consumer Contact | Contact Hilton Hotels at (310) 205-4465 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday. |
| Last Publish Date | 2025-09-26T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | Hong Kong |
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