CPSC, Hilton Hotels Corporation Announce Recall of Vacation Station™ Children's Cooler/Chairs
Source: CPSC Recall #02202
Recall Date
2002-07-18
Manufacturer
Promotional Partners Group Limited, of Hong Kong
Units Affected
About 27,000
Products Involved
Vacation Station™ children's cooler/chairs
Hazard
When the chair collapses, the folding mechanism can pose a crushing, cutting or severing hazard to consumers' fingers.
Remedy
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.
Reported Injuries
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.
Sold At
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.
Manufactured In
Hong Kong
Full Recall 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.
Data source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) via SaferProducts.gov.
For the most current recall information, check directly with CPSC or the manufacturer.
Last verified: 2026-03-28