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Kids II recalls baby seats
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May 31, 2000: 11:21 a.m. ET
Circular toy bar on bouncer seats can spring up suddenly and injure babies
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNNfn) - Kids II is recalling about 99,000 bouncer seats for in-home repair, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Wednesday, because the removable toy bar that attaches to the seat can suddenly release and injure babies.
 Kids II has received 122 reports of toy bars suddenly releasing from bouncer seats, resulting in 31 injuries to babies, including a black eye, a scraped eye, and facial cuts.
Only Kids II bouncer seats with semi-circular toy bars -- model numbers 6652, 6657 and 6659, with brand names "Soft Toy Bouncer Seat" and "Comfort Me Bouncer" -- are affected. Kids II bouncer seats with rectangular toy bars are not involved.
The Kids II logo is embroidered on each seat's crotch strap, and model numbers are found on a tag attached to the seat. The bouncer seats have a ruffled seat pad in three patterns: a black, white and red cow print; a teddy bear, rocking horse and toy box print; and a nursery rhyme print. The Comfort Me Bouncers feature vibration and soothing sounds. Each semi-circular toy bar has three toys. Some of the recalled seats came with white toy bar tethers.
Stores nationwide sold the seats from October 1997 through April 2000, for about $25 to $35.
Babies can safely sit in the bouncer seats once the toy bars are removed.
Consumers should remove the semi-circular toy bars immediately and call Alpharetta, Ga.-based Kids II toll-free at (877) 325-7056 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday for a free repair kit. 
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