Costway Recalls 3,332 Convertible High Chairs Over Entrapment and Fall Risk
On October 22, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a high chair recall that deserves the attention of any family with a young child at the dinner table. Goplus Corporation, doing business as Costway, is recalling about 3,332 convertible high chairs because a child can slip through the opening between the feeding tray and the seat and become entrapped or fall. The agency warns the hazard carries a risk of serious injury or death, and it says the chairs violate the mandatory federal safety standard for high chairs.
What happened
The recalled products are Costway high chairs designed to convert into a small table-and-chair set, a feature that makes them popular with parents who want one piece of furniture to grow with a toddler. According to the CPSC notice (recall number 27-040), the chairs were sold in several two-tone color combinations: purple and white, red and white, blue and white, and brown and white. There are no model numbers printed on the units, and the agency notes there is no tracking information located on the products themselves, which means owners will need to identify them by appearance and purchase records rather than by a label.
The chairs were sold at Walmart and Target stores nationwide and online at Costway.com from May 2023 through July 2026, priced between $84 and $100. Goplus Corporation, based in Fontana, California, is the company behind the Costway brand, and the chairs were manufactured in China. The CPSC says no injuries or incidents have been reported so far. That is good news, but it is also the whole point of a recall: the goal is to pull a dangerous design out of homes before an incident happens, not after.
Why this high chair recall matters for safety
The core problem is that the chairs lack a passive restraint system. A passive restraint is a built-in physical barrier — most often a fixed crotch post between the child’s legs — that stays in place whether or not a caregiver buckles a strap. It is what stops a seated baby from sliding down and forward until their body slips under the tray while their head stays above it. Without that barrier, the gap between the feeding tray and the seat becomes an entrapment point. A small child can submarine through it and either hang by the neck or fall to the floor from feeding height.
Entrapment hazards are especially dangerous because they happen quietly and quickly. Babies in high chairs are often left for a moment while a parent turns to the stove or answers the door, and a buckle alone is easy to skip during a rushed meal. That is exactly why federal rules require a passive barrier that works even when no one has strapped the child in. A chair that depends entirely on a caregiver remembering the harness is one failure away from a serious fall, and a tray that a child can slide beneath turns an ordinary mealtime into a strangulation or head-injury risk.
- Convertible design: The recalled chairs fold or convert into a table-and-chair set, not a standard single-piece high chair.
- Color combinations: Purple/white, red/white, blue/white, or brown/white.
- Where and when sold: Walmart and Target nationwide and Costway.com, May 2023 through July 2026, for $84 to $100.
- No label to check: The units carry no model number or tracking information, so rely on how the chair looks and where you bought it.
What to do right now. Stop using the recalled high chair immediately and keep your child out of it, even for short meals. Contact Costway for a free replacement and store the chair out of reach until you ship it back.
What you should do
If you own one of these chairs, the CPSC’s guidance is to stop using it right away and contact Costway for a free replacement. To get the remedy, you will need to provide a receipt or a photo of the chair. Costway will then send a prepaid return shipping label, and once the company receives the recalled chair it will ship a replacement. In the meantime, do not pass the chair along to a friend, donate it, or sell it secondhand — a recalled product is just as dangerous in someone else’s kitchen as in yours.
- Phone: Costway toll-free at 844-242-1885, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday.
- Email: recall@costway.com.
- Online: Visit www.costway.com and click “Recall” at the bottom of the page.
- While you wait: Use a different, compliant high chair or feed your child in a safe seated position supervised at all times.
It is also worth taking a minute to check any other high chair, booster, or convertible seat in your home against the CPSC recall list at cpsc.gov/recalls. If you have a child-care provider, a grandparent’s house, or a shared family space that might have the same chair, let them know too. Recalls only protect children if the information reaches everyone who feeds them.
Context: the federal high chair standard and what’s next
This recall exists because of a federal rule, 16 CFR Part 1231, the CPSC’s mandatory safety standard for high chairs. That standard incorporates the voluntary industry standard ASTM F404 and became enforceable years ago, setting requirements for stability, restraint systems, and the structural integrity of trays and latches. A passive restraint is one of its central demands, precisely because strap-only designs have a long history of child falls and submarining injuries.
The Costway action fits a broader pattern the CPSC has pursued aggressively through 2026: pulling inexpensive, online-sold children’s products that do not meet mandatory standards. Earlier this year the agency and Costway recalled a different line of Babyjoy convertible high chair activity centers over a similar entrapment concern, and dressers, bed rails, and toys have all been recalled in recent weeks for failing federal safety rules. For parents, the practical takeaway is simple: a low price and a big-name retailer do not guarantee a product meets the law. When in doubt, verify a juvenile product against the CPSC standard before you put a child in it, and register new gear with the manufacturer so a recall notice can actually find you.
Disclaimer. This article is for general safety information only and is not legal, medical, or product-specific advice. Recall details, remedies, and contact information can change after publication. Always confirm the current status of any recall directly with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the manufacturer before acting, and follow the official instructions provided for your specific product.
Sources: U.S. CPSC — Costway Recalls Convertible High Chairs (Recall 27-040); U.S. CPSC — High Chairs Business Guidance (16 CFR 1231 / ASTM F404); U.S. CPSC — Recalls & Product Safety Warnings.
