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What is 16 CFR part 1130?

16 CFR Part 1130 requires every durable infant or toddler product — cribs, strollers, swings, carriers, bath products, gates, activity centers, walkers, bouncers, clothing storage units, and more — to include a postage-paid consumer registration card and to be permanently marked with the manufacturer, model name and number, and date of manufacture. The goal: manufacturers can directly contact every registered owner in a recall.
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What you must attach and mark

  • A postage-paid registration card attached to the product at sale, capturing owner contact and product model/date.
  • Permanent marking on the product itself: manufacturer name, model number, and manufacture date.
  • A maintained registration database, plus a web-registration option if you offer one.

What registration obligates you to do

When a recall or safety fix happens, you must use the database to contact registered owners directly — a general public notice is not enough. Sellers who skip the cards are violating the rule today and discovering the violation later, usually in the worst possible context: mid-recall, unable to reach anyone.

Questions people ask

Do secondhand sellers need registration cards?

The rule binds manufacturers and importers of the products. Resellers of used goods have narrower duties, but the product must not be a recalled or banned item.

Which products are covered?

The durable infant/toddler list: full-size and non-full-size cribs, play yards, toddler beds, high chairs, booster chairs, bath seats and tubs, gates, activity centers, carriers, strollers, walkers, bouncers, swings, and clothing storage units.

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