WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Hilton Hotels Corporation, of Beverly Hills, Calif.,
is voluntarily recalling about 27,000 Vacation Station™ children's
cooler/chairs. When the chair collapses the folding mechanism can pose a
crushing, cutting or severing hazard to consumers' fingers.
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.
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 and imported into the U.S. by Promotional Partners Group Limited of
Hong Kong.
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.
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. Contact Hilton Hotels toll-free
at (877) 221-2424 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or
visit one of the participating brand web sites at
www.hilton.com/families or
www.hiltongardeninn.com/families.
