Costway recalls 3,332 convertible high chairs over entrapment and fall risk

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday announced the recall of about 3,332 convertible high chairs sold by Costway, saying the product violates the federal mandatory safety standard for high chairs and can allow a child to become trapped or fall.

The chairs, which convert into a table-and-chair set, were sold in four color combinations — purple and white, red and white, blue and white, and brown and white — at Target and Walmart stores nationwide and on Costway.com from May 2023 through July 2026, for $84 to $100. According to the CPSC's recall notice, the chairs do not contain a passive restraint system, meaning a child can slip through the opening between the feeding tray and the seat, creating a risk of entrapment or a fall that could cause serious injury or death. The agency said it has received no reports of injuries.

What the recall covers

The recalled product is manufactured by Goplus Corporation, which does business as Costway, based in Fontana, California, and is made in China. The CPSC notice states there is no model or batch number printed on the chairs themselves, so the agency is identifying the recalled units by their sale dates, retailers and color combinations rather than a serial number consumers can check.

Costway is telling owners to stop using the chairs immediately and to contact the company for a free replacement. Consumers can reach Costway toll-free at 844-242-1885, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time, by emailing [email protected], or through the "Recall" link at the bottom of Costway's website. The company is asking for a receipt or a photo of the chair before mailing a prepaid return label, after which it will ship a free replacement once it receives the returned chair.

A federal standard built around the restraint system

High chairs sold in the United States have been subject to a mandatory federal safety standard, codified at 16 CFR Part 1231, since June 2019; the rule was tightened further in a 2022 update that took effect that July. The standard, based on ASTM test methods, requires high chairs to include a passive restraint system — one that engages automatically as part of using the tray or chair, rather than depending on a caregiver to fasten a separate harness every time — plus a three-point or better restraint and minimum stability requirements. CPSC's own guidance for manufacturers lays out which version of the standard applies based on a product's manufacture date.

The Costway action is one of several high-chair enforcement moves the agency has taken this month. On October 15, the CPSC issued a public warning telling consumers to stop using bblüv Grow high chairs immediately, after the Canadian company failed to agree to a corrective action plan for chairs whose restraint systems, the agency said, were "not preassembled to the products." That notice, like the Costway one, cites the same mandatory high-chair standard, and the CPSC's own page for the bblüv warning lists the Costway recall among its related actions, alongside separate entrapment-hazard recalls for a swing seat and a bath seat.

Who is affected

The recall applies to any household that bought one of the covered Costway convertible high chairs from Target, Walmart or Costway's own site over roughly the past three years. Because there is no printed identifier beyond color and retailer, the CPSC is directing consumers who are unsure whether their chair is covered to compare it against the product photos posted with the recall notice, or to contact Costway directly.

Pediatric safety advocates have for years flagged high chairs without built-in, non-removable restraints as a persistent source of nursery-product injuries, since a tray alone is not a substitute for a harness that stays attached to the seat. The CPSC's own consumer guidance on high chairs recommends that caregivers always use the restraint system provided and never leave a child unattended in a high chair, regardless of whether the model is subject to a recall.

The high chairs "do not contain a passive restraint system," the CPSC said, and "a child can slip through the opening between the feeding tray and seat, posing an entrapment or fall hazard."

What's next

Costway's remedy is a free replacement rather than a refund, which the company says it will ship once it has received the returned chair or confirmation that it has been destroyed. The CPSC's notice does not set a deadline for consumers to act, but the agency's general advice is to stop using a recalled product immediately rather than wait to arrange a return. The agency continues to accept incident reports tied to high chairs and other nursery products through its public database, SaferProducts.gov, which factors into whether further enforcement action follows against other brands still selling chairs that may not meet the restraint requirement.