PandaEar Recalls Portable Hook-On Chairs Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs
Recall date: May 21, 2026.
Built by the Tribune's code from CPSC's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What's recalled
This recall involves two models of PandaEar portable hook-on chairs. The chairs are used to seat young children at the dining table. The chairs contain a black or gray metal frame covered with black, gray, or blue (dinosaur theme) polyester and cotton material and an attached restraint in the occupant seating area. There are two metal arms with plastic covers on top that anchor to a dining table, and the child is suspended from the table. "Panda Ear" can be found on a label stitched to the side of the fabric seats. "Model C2102" can be found on a label located on the bottom of the fabric seats. There are no markings on the product for model BTC-51.
- The risk
The recalled portable hook-on chairs violate the mandatory standard for portable hook-on chairs because the crotch restraints can be removed without the use of a tool and infants can fall through an opening, posing a deadly fall hazard. None reported
- Who's affected
Units: About 9,700, according to CPSC. Sold at: Online at Amazon.com from February 2022 through November 2025 for about $25.
- Compared with
PandaEar has 1 CPSC recall in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
1 earlier CPSC recall by PandaEar since Nov. 1, 2016:
- Nov. 22, 2023 PandaEar Recalls Stainless Steel Children's Cups Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com (Recall Alert) (agency record)
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
Consumers should stop using the recalled portable hook-on chairs immediately and contact PandaEar to receive a full refund.?Consumers will be asked to disassemble the product, cut the restraint straps and fabric seat, and email PandaEar at pandaear_recall@outlook.com photographs clearly showing the destroyed product and model label.
CPSC's notice, word for word
Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: Email PandaEar at pandaear_recall@outlook.com.
- Check it yourself
The record as CPSC published it
| CPSC recall number | 26502 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | May 21, 2026 |
| Company | PandaEar |
| Products | Portable Hook-On Chairs |
| Remedy offered | Refund |
| Manufactured in | China |
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice