AFTCO Recalls Youth Solitude Jackets with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 25135
- Recall date
- Feb 13, 2025
- Units
- About 820
- Remedy
- Refund, Repair
- Firm
- AFTCO
- Made in
- China
What to do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled jackets away from children and remove the drawstrings to eliminate the strangulation hazard. Consumers can either return the jacket to AFTCO for a full refund or upload a photo of the jacket without the drawstring and receive a $25 gift card. Consumers should go to www.aftco.com/recall to participate in the recall. AFTCO is contacting all known purchasers.
Contact: AFTCO toll-free 877-489-4278 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, via email at recall@aftco.com, or online at www.aftco.com/recall or www.aftco.com and click on "Recall" for more information.
Hazard
The drawstring in the hood of the recalled jackets can get caught on objects and cause death or serious injury to children due to the strangulation hazard. The jackets are in violation of the federal regulations for children's upper outerwear and present a substantial product hazard.
How to identify the recalled product
This recall involves the black Youth Solitude Rain Jacket sold in youth sizes XS through L. They are made with waterproof nylon, have a retractable drawstring in the hood and have the AFTCO logo on the front. The internal label has the company's logo above the size, care instructions, fiber content and country of origin information. The model number is BJ05. The jackets are black and were sold in the following size ranges: XS (5-6), S (6-7), M (8-10) and L (10-12).
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Feb 13, 2025. It covers About 820 units. The remedy type is refund: the firm will give your money back, usually after you return or destroy the product. The remedy type is repair: the firm will fix the product, or send you a part or kit to fix it. Reported incidents: None reported.
Where it was sold
Online at www.aftco.com, and at fishing, camping, and outdoor equipment stores nationwide from November 2018 through August 2024 for between $80 and $100.
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- AFTCO Mfg. Co., of Santa Ana, California
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/AFTCO-Recalls-Youth-Solitude-Jackets-with-Drawstrings-Du…
- Last published by CPSC
- Feb 13, 2025
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
RecallRadar copies the agency's text without editing its meaning. If something here differs from the official notice, the official notice is correct — please tell us.