Baby Trend Baby Express Portable cribs/play pens
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Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. and Playskool have recalled Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribs manufactured between 1990 and 1992. These cribs have rotating top rail hinges that can collapse and entrap children, creating a suffocation hazard. The cribs were originally recalled in 1993, but two additional children died in these cribs in the summer of 1998 (an infant in New Jersey and a toddler in Chicago), bringing the total number of deaths to six. Approximately 11,000 of these cribs were originally sold and some may still be in use.
The recalled cribs have two nylon mesh sides and two blue solid plastic ends with "Playskool" written in white letters on a red background on each end. The crib folds in the center for storage. Kolcraft and Playskool are offering a $120 Child Saver Reward for the return of each recalled crib and have increased their outreach efforts through mailings to daycare centers and posting information on Hasbro's website. Consumers who own these cribs should stop using them immediately and call Kolcraft at (800) 453-7673 for instructions on how to return the crib and receive the reward.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Entrapment Suffocation
Portable Cribs Recalled by Kolcraft & Playskool NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 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 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
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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