Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks
Recall 10056 · Dec 8, 2009 · Amby Baby USA
24,000
units affected
24,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 10056
- Date
- Dec 8, 2009
- Company
- Amby Baby USA
- Units affected
- 24,000
- Product
- Amby Baby Motion Beds
- Product type
- Bassinets/Baby Hammocks
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
The Amby Baby Motion Bed consists of a steel frame and a fabric hammock which are connected by a large spring and metal crossbar. There is only one model of the hammock available which can be identified by a label sewn onto the hammock stating: "Amby - Babies Love It, Naturally."
What can happen
The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.
The fix
This firm is no longer in business. The repair kit is no longer available. Consumers who have not received the repair kit should immediately stop using this product and discard it.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Amby Baby is aware of two infant suffocation deaths in the Amby Baby hammock. In June 2009, a 4-month-old girl in Lawrenceville, Ga died in a baby hammock and in August 2009, a 5-month-old boy from Gresham, Ore.
- Sold at
- Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled amby baby motion beds?
This firm is no longer in business. The repair kit is no longer available. Consumers who have not received the repair kit should immediately stop using this product and discard it.
What is the hazard?
The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.
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.