Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to Recall Video Baby Monitors with Cords; Firm to Provide New On-Product Label & Instructions
Recall 11127 · Feb 11, 2011 · Summer Infant
1,700,000
units affected
1,700,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11127
- Date
- Feb 11, 2011
- Company
- Summer Infant
- Units affected
- 1,700,000
- Product
- Video Baby Monitors with Electrical Cords
- Product type
- Baby Monitors
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
The recall involves Summer Infant video baby monitors with electrical cords distributed between January 2003 and February 2011. The baby monitors were sold in more than 40 different models, including handheld, digital, and color video monitors. All video monitors include both the camera (placed in the baby's room) and the hand held device (some models have two hand-held devices) that enable the caregiver to see and/or hear the baby from a specific distance. The brand "Summer" is found on the product.
What can happen
The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. Because of this serious strangulation risk, parents and caregivers should never place these and other corded cameras within three feet of a crib.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- In March 2010, a 10-month old girl from Washington, D.C. strangled in the electrical cord of a monitor camera placed on the crib rail. In November 2010, a six-month old boy from Conway, S.C. strangled in the electrical cord of a monitor camera placed on a changing table attached to the crib. A 20-month old boy from Pittsburg, Pa. was found with the camera cord around his neck, but was freed without serious injury.
- Sold at
- Major retailers, mass merchandisers, and juvenile products stores nationwide for between $60 and $300.
Related pages
Questions and answers
What is the hazard?
The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. Because of this serious strangulation risk, parents and caregivers should never place these and other corded cameras within three feet of a 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.