Recent Death Prompts Search for Recalled Play Yards/Cribs
Recall 01094 · Feb 26, 2001 · Baby Trend Inc.
100,000
units affected
100,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01094
- Date
- Feb 26, 2001
- Company
- Baby Trend Inc.
- Units affected
- 100,000
- Product
- Home and Roam and Baby Express portable cribs/play yards
- Product type
- Cribs
- Hazard
- Entrapment
The product
A new safety standard requires that the top rails of play yards automatically lock into place when the unit is fully set up.
What can happen
These cribs/play yards can collapse and entrap an infant.
The fix
Consumers should search their homes and day care centers for these portable cribs/play yards. Stop using them immediately and call Baby Trend to get a free new play yard.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- In January 2001, a 9-month-old baby in Longview, Wash., died of asphyxiation when her neck was caught in the V-shape created by the collapsed sides of her crib/play yard. There have been three other deaths and three reports of babies found not breathing (who were revived) associated with these products.
- Sold at
- The cribs/play yards were priced from $60 to $130 and were sold nationwide from 1992 to 1994.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled home and roam and baby express portable cribs/play yards?
Consumers should search their homes and day care centers for these portable cribs/play yards. Stop using them immediately and call Baby Trend to get a free new play yard.
What is the hazard?
These cribs/play yards can collapse and entrap an infant.
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.