Century Fold 'N Go Care Centers
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Century Products Co. recalled approximately 50,000 Fold-N-Go Care Centers due to an entrapment hazard in the bassinet. The bassinet could develop loose fabric that creates a pocket near the floorboard where an infant can become trapped and suffocate. Century received four reports of infants getting their heads caught between the mesh side and floorboard, with one child requiring overnight hospitalization. The recall applies only to model numbers 10-750 and 10-760 manufactured before September 1998, which were sold nationwide from March through August 1998 for $100 to $130.
According to the recall notice, repair is no longer available, and consumers should not use these products and should destroy them instead. Consumers can contact Century Products Company at 800-345-4109 or write to the Consumer Relations Department at 9600 Valley View Road, Macedonia, OH 44056 for more information. Products with a yellow inspection sticker on the bottom tubing or manufactured in September 1998 or later are not part of the recall.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Entrapment
Fold-N-Go® Care Centers Recalled by Century NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued September 3, 1998, Revised August 27, 2001 Release # 98-163 Company Phone Number: 800-345-4109 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 Century Contact: Shelly R. DiMattio, (330) 468-4332 Note: Repair no longer available. Do not use these products. Please destroy these products. CPSC, Century Announced Recall to Repair Fold-N-Go® Care Centers WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Century Products Co., of Macedonia, Ohio, voluntarily recalled about 50,000 Fold 'N Go Care Centers for repair. The care center's bassinet could have loose fabric, which can create a pocket near the floorboard in which an infant can become entrapped and suffocate. Century has received four reports of babies getting their head caught between the bassinet's mesh side and floorboard, including one child who reportedly required overnight hospitalization. The repair is no longer available. Consumers should destroy the product. Only Fold 'N Go Care Centers with model numbers 10-750 or 10-760 manufactured before September 1998 are being recalled. These portable, wheeled care centers include a playard, a changing table with a side storage compartment and a bassinet. Model 10-760 comes with a canopy. The model number and manufacture date are found on the tube supporting the underside of the playard. "Century" is imprinted on the side of the playard. Juvenile product stores nationwide sold these care centers from March 1998 through August 1998 for about $100 to $130. Consumers should stop using the bassinet immediately and destroy the product. Consumers can also write to Century Products Company, Consumer Relations Department, 9600 Valley View Road, Macedonia, OH 44056, or call the company's customer service number at 800-345-4109 for more information. Only Fold 'N Go Care Centers that include a bassinet are part of this recall. If your bassinet has a yellow inspection sticker on the bottom tubing or was manufactured in September 1998 or later, it is a more recent, redesigned model and is not part of the recall. Consumers can also view a video clip about this recall (Transcript). It is about 11 megabytes long and the download time depends upon the speed of your Internet connection.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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