Note: telephone number change, responding company change for Century.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Originally issued November 17, 1998, Last Revised May 10, 2004
Release # 99-021 |
Company Phone Number: (800) 453-7673
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063
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Kolcraft, Playskool Double Reward for Return of Recalled Portable Cribs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. and Playskool are offering a $120 Child Saver Reward for the return of each Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib. These cribs were recalled in 1993, yet two children died in the cribs this summer, a New Jersey infant and a Chicago toddler.
The cribs, which were manufactured by Kolcraft from 1990 through 1992, have rotating top rail hinges. These top rails can collapse, entrapping children and suffocating them. In all, six children have died in Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribs.
Despite a nationwide effort over the past five years to alert the public about this recall, some of the 11,000 cribs originally sold could still be in use. To get these products back, Kolcraft and Playskool are doubling the reward for each returned crib from $60 to $120. In addition to the $120 reward, Kolcraft and Playskool, a subsidiary of Hasbro, are taking further steps to get the word out, including mailings to daycare centers, notices in new products and posting of details regarding the reward on Hasbro's web site at www.hasbro.com under Consumer Affairs Safety Message.
The Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribs have two nylon mesh sides and two blue solid plastic ends. "Playskool" appears in white letters on a red background on each end. The portable crib folds in the center for storage and handling.
Consumers who own these cribs should stop using them immediately. Anyone who sees one in a day care center, at a baby-sitters, in the home of a friend or relative, or at a garage sale or secondhand store, should inform the caregiver or seller about the recall and reward. For instructions on how to return the crib and receive a $120 Child Saver Reward, call Kolcraft at (800) 453-7673.
| Date Recalled | Product and Firm | Number/Dates Sold | Remedy |
| 6/25/97 |
Evenflo "Happy Camper," "Happy Cabana," and "Kiddie Camper" Portable Play Yards |
1.2 million units sold between 1990 and 1997 |
Free hinge covers
Call firm
800-447-9178 |
| 11/21/96 |
Century "Fold-N-Go Models 10-710 and 10-810" Portable Play Yards |
212,000 units sold between 1993 and 1996 |
Free repair
Call Graco, which now owns the "Century" brand name, at 800-345-4109 |
| 11/21/96 |
Draco "All Our Kids" (models 742 and 762) Portable Cribs/Play Yards |
13,000 units sold between 1992 and 1995 |
Stop use and destroy
(Firm out of business) |
| 1/1/95 |
Baby Trend "Home and Roam" and "Baby Express," Portable Cribs/Play Pens, manufactured before 1995 |
100,000 units sold between 1992 and 1994 |
Free repair
Call firm
800-328-7363 |
| 2/17/93 |
Kolcraft "Playskool Travel-Lite" Portable Cribs |
11,600 units sold between 1990 and 1992 |
$120 reward
Call firm
800-453-7673 |
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
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