Choking Hazard Spurs Car Seat Recall

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Nov. 21, 2007 -- Graco has recalled more than 300,000 of its stand-alone Graco SnugRide infant car seats because of聽a potential choking hazard.

The car seats can still protect infants in a car wreck, according to Graco.

But the backing of the seat pad may pull away from the seams in an area reachable to the baby in the car seat, exposing the pad filling and posing a potential choking hazard.

Graco is offering replacement kits that include a replacement seat pad. Call (800) 345-4109 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time or visit Graco's web site for more information.

Before you call, check the label on the back of the car seat for the car seat's model number and date of manufacture. You'll need that information when you talk to Graco.

The recall applies to 304,675 Graco SnugRide infant car seats made between August 2006 and June 2007 with the following model numbers:

8616FOF3
8643DDH2
8643DDH3
8643CDR2
8643DH03
8643SUP2
8643SUP3
8643JOS2
8643JOS3
8643MDW3
8643PWC3
8643SFJ3
8645FMT2
8645FMT3
8645GLM3
8645GLN3
8645HEM2
8645HEM3
8645MYC2
8646SML3
8645MYC3
8645MRG3
8645PKR2
8645SNY2
8646SND2
8645THR2
8645THR3
8646FIE2
8646FIE3
8646GRT3
8646RRY3
8609FOF3
8609FOF2
8616FOF2

The car seats were sold nationwide between August 2006 and Nov. 11, 2007. The recall doesn't include any SnugRide models made before August 2006 or any SnugRide Models sold as a travel system.

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