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Choking Hazard from Foam in Child Seat Headrest

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Date:  April 18, 2025

Problem: Pieces of foam can present a choking hazard to a child, increasing the risk of injury.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 25C006000

Manufacturer: 
Dorel Juvenile Group

Components:  CHILD SEAT

Potential Number of Units Affected: 

Summary: Dorel Juvenile Group (Dorel) is recalling certain Safety 1st Grow & Go Sprint child seats. The included model numbers are CC321GYU, CC321GYUD, CC321GYY, CC321GYYD, CC321HAO, and CC321HAR. The headrest foam pad is not adequately secured, which can allow a child to pick off pieces of foam.

Remedy: Dorel will mail a replacement headrest pad assembly kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 9, 2025. Owners may contact Dorel’s customer service at 1-877-657-9546 or gng-sprint-recall@djgusa.com.

Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.

Affected Products:

Child Seat

SAFETY 1STGROW & GO SPRINT9999

Associated Documents (4):

Recall 573 Report – April 22, 2025
RCLRPT-25C006-4677.PDF 214.147KB
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25C006-4677.PDF

Recall 573 Report
RCLRPT-25C006-7364.PDF 214.096KB
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25C006-7364.PDF

Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-25C006-2572.pdf 692.653KB
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCAK-25C006-2572.pdf

Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
RCMN-25C006-8180.pdf 144.076KB
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCMN-25C006-8180.pdf

Author: Marianne Halterman

Marianne is a member of the SafeKids Coalition of the Central Shenandoah Valley.

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