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CPSC News Release |
Product and Firm | Problem | Remedy |
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99-026 11/24/98 |
Play Yards/Playpens with protruding rivets Brands: Bilt-Rite Evenflo Gerry Graco Kolcraft Playskool Pride-Trimble Strolee |
Protruding rivets pose a strangulation hazard. Toddlers can strangle if pacifier strings or loose (or loosely woven) clothing catches on the playpens' protruding rivets. 9.6 million units; 8 deaths |
Repair kit or refund, depending on brand. Call 800-794-4115 |
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99-012 10/22/98 |
Ride-On Battery-Powered Vehicles made before October 1998 Brand: Power Wheels Fisher-Price East Aurora, NY |
The vehicles' electrical components can overheat and cause fires.
10 million units; 150 fires; 9 burns |
Repair Remove batteries and call firm 800-977-7800 |
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98-097 04/23/98 |
Horizontal (under-cabinet) Toaster Brand: Black & Decker Spacemaker Optima Model T1000 Type 1 |
The toaster can allow food to catch fire, door automatically opens, flames escape and expose cabinets to fire. 234,000 units; 1,066 fires; 8 burns |
Replacement product Call firm 800-746-2159 |
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98-076 03/05/98 |
Infant Car Seat/Carrier Brand: On My Way Model 207 and 492 made before July 27, 1997 Evenflo Company, Inc. Piqua, OH |
Red push button used to latch and adjust carrying handle can unexpectedly release and cause seat to flip forward. 800,000 units; 89 injuries |
Repair Call firm 800-203-2138 |
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96-125 96-041 96-183 |
Mini-Hammocks without spreader bars, various brands |
Mini-hammocks can twist around children's necks as they are getting into or out of the mini-hammock, resulting in strangulation and death. 3 million units; 12 deaths |
Return mini-hammock to store or destroy it |
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99-021 11/17/98 93-043 03/10/93 |
Portable Cribs with rotating top rails
Brand: Kolcraft, "Playskool" Travel-Lite Models 77101 and 77103 Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc. Chicago, IL |
Product may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 11,600 units1 |
$120 reward Call firm 800-453-7673 |
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97-146 06/25/97 |
Portable Play Yards with rotating top rail hinges Brand: Evenflo "Happy Camper, Happy Cabana, and Kiddie Camper" Evenflo Company, Inc. Piqua, OH |
If hinges are not fully rotated, product may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 1.2 million units1 |
Free hinge covers Call firm 800-447-9178 |
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97-026 11/21/96 |
Playards with rotating top rail hinges Models 10-710 and 10-810 Century Products Co. Macedonia, OH |
The playard may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 212,000 units1 |
Repair Call firm 800-541-0264 |
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97-028 11/21/96 |
Portable Crib/Playards with rotating top rail hinges Brand: All Our Kids, Models 742 and 762 Draco Corporation Montebello, CA |
The crib/playard may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 13,000 units1 |
Stop use and destroy. (Firm out of business.) |
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95-056 01/01/95 |
Portable Cribs/Playpens made before 1995 Brands: Home and Roam, Baby Express Baby Trend, Inc. Chino, CA |
Product may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 100,000 units1 |
Repair Call firm 800-328-7363 |
| 1CPSC knows of a total of 13 deaths from entrapment in collapsed play yards that had rotating top rail hinges. | |||
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97-173 08/21/97 |
Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamps, all those manufactured before 02/05/97 |
Fire hazard when bulb ignites flammable materials. 40 million units; 12 deaths reported |
In-home repair with free wire guard. Get wire guards at major retail stores or call (800) 523-5702 x592 . |
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99-018 11/10/98 |
Bunk Beds Brands: Fine Pine New England Woodcraft J.I.M. Manufacturing I.E.M. Furniture Padilla's Furniture |
Children may become entrapped in spaces in the top bunk. 37,000 units; 39 deaths with similar bunk beds (none with these brands) |
Replacement guardrail or retrofit kit Call firm Fine Pine: 800-874-5737 New England Woodcraft: 802-247-8211 J.I.M. Manufacturing: 800-989-6141 I.E.M. Furniture: 800-869-1688 Padilla's Furniture: 323-232-2310 |
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98-153 08/19/98 |
Bunk Beds Brand: Lexington Lexington Furniture Industries Lexington, NC |
If top bunk bed is mis-assembled, space at end of top bunk could be large enough for child's body to fall through but small enough to entrap child's head. 58,000 units; 1 report (no injury) of child falling through space at end of bed |
Free modification kit Call firm 888-463-0111 |
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96-186 09/04/96 |
Cedar Chests made between 1912 and 1987 The Lane Furniture Company Alta Vista, VA |
Children may become trapped in the chests and suffocate. 12 million units; 7 deaths |
Replacement locks Call firm 888-856-8758 |
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99-036 12/18/98 |
Toy Basketball Nets Brands: Ohio Art Little Tikes Today's Kids Fisher-Price |
Children can strangle on loops or openings in the nets that come unhooked from the rim, or have knots that slide. 10.1 million units; 20 reports of children getting heads and necks caught in the nets; 1 death |
Repair Call firm Ohio Art: 800-641-6226 Little Tikes: 888-848-4537 Today's Kids: 800-258-8697 Fisher-Price: 888-229-4555 |
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97-110 04/24/97 |
Infant Swings Brand: Quiet Time, #08-975 and #08-977 made before October 1995 Cosco Inc. Columbus, IN |
Infants can fall when screws connecting metal hanger tubes and U-shaped seat support loosen and fall out. 355,000 units: 44 injuries |
Repair Call firm 800-221-6736 |
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97-180 09/02/97 |
Infant Swings Lil' Napper model Century Products Company Macedonia, OH |
If the shoulder straps loosen or are unbuckled, a child can become entangled and strangle. 125,000 units; 4 deaths reported |
Repair Call firm 800-231-1448 |
NOTE: Products listed above may have already been repaired or there may be similar products that do not have the identified problems. For assistance in identifying recalled products, call the manufacturer listed or the CPSC toll-free Hotline at 800-638-2772.
More: You can find more information in our publications section on the safety of children's furniture, and a checklist on child safety in our publication "Tips for Baby Safety."