Dorel Juvenile Group Recalls Play Yards with Bassinets Due to Suffocation Hazard
Recall 10097 · Dec 30, 2009 · Dorel Juvenile Group
213,000
units affected
213,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 10097
- Date
- Dec 30, 2009
- Company
- Dorel Juvenile Group
- Units affected
- 213,000
- Product
- Safety 1st Disney Care Center™ Play Yard and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard
- Product type
- Play Yards
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
The play yards are portable and were sold with a bassinet attachment and a built-in changing station. Models included in this recall are 05025, 05026, 05037, 05088 and 05350. The model number is printed on a sticker on one of the support legs underneath the play yard. "Safety 1st" or "Eddie Bauer" are printed near the bottom of the fabric sides of the play yards.
What can happen
The one piece metal bars supporting the floorboard of the bassinet attachment can come out of the fabric sleeves and create an uneven sleeping surface, posing a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the bassinet attachment to the play yard and contact Dorel Juvenile Group for a free repair kit including replacement bassinet fabric, bassinet bars and installation instructions.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported..
- Sold at
- Babies "R" Us, Kmart, Sears, Target and Walmart from January 2007 through October 2009 for between $100 and $130.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled safety 1st disney care center™ play yard and eddie bauer complete care play yard?
Consumers should immediately stop using the bassinet attachment to the play yard and contact Dorel Juvenile Group for a free repair kit including replacement bassinet fabric, bassinet bars and installation instructions.
What is the hazard?
The one piece metal bars supporting the floorboard of the bassinet attachment can come out of the fabric sleeves and create an uneven sleeping surface, posing a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.