Skip Hop Recalls Crib Mobiles Due to Injury Hazard
Recall 16059 · Dec 16, 2015 · Skip Hop
3,500
units affected
3,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16059
- Date
- Dec 16, 2015
- Company
- Skip Hop
- Units affected
- 3,500
- Product
- Skip Hop crib mobiles
- Product type
- Crib Mobiles and Gyms
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall includes the Skip Hop Moonlight & Melodies projection crib mobiles. The mobile has a white plastic arm that attaches to the side of a crib with four blinking, glowing leaves with stuffed animal attachments. The mobile also has a projector on the top of the mobile that projects stars on the ceiling and plays eight nursery lullabies. The dangling stuffed animals on the mobile include a yellow and gray giraffe, a green turtle with a gray and white polka-dot shell, a brown and tan monkey and a gray and white striped owl. The mobiles measure 17.5 inches long by 14 inches wide by 22 inches tall. SKIP HOP and the model number 185509 are printed on the back of the mobile base.
What can happen
The strap attaching the product to the crib rail can break, posing an injury hazard if the product falls on the infant in the crib.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mobiles and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a $75 coupon towards the purchase of a new Skip Hop product.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Skip Hop has received 8 reports of the strap attaching the mobile to the crib breaking. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Babies R Us, Buy Buy Baby and other independent juvenile specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and skiphop.com from July 2015 to November 2015 for about $65.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled skip hop crib mobiles?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mobiles and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a $75 coupon towards the purchase of a new Skip Hop product.
What is the hazard?
The strap attaching the product to the crib rail can break, posing an injury hazard if the product falls on the infant in the crib.
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.