|
CPSC
News
Release
|
Product
and Firm
|
Problem
|
Remedy
|
| 06/25/97 |
Portable
PlayYards with rotating top rail hinges Brand: Evenflo "Happy Camper,Happy
Cabana, and Kiddie Camper"
Evenflo
Company, Inc. Piqua, OH |
If
hinges are not fully rotated,product may collapse and entrap child in folded
top rails.
1.2
million units |
Repair:
Call
firm
800-447-9178 |
| 11/21/96 |
Playards
with rotating top rail hinges Models 10-710 and 10-810
Century
Products Co.
Macedonia,
OH |
The
playard may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails.
212,000
units |
Repair:Call
firm 800-541-0264 |
| 11/21/96 |
Portable
Crib/Playards with rotating top rail hinges Brand: All Our Kids, Models742
and 762 Draco Corporation
Montebello,
CA |
The
crib/playard may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails.
13,000
units |
Stop
use and destroy. (Firm out of business.) |
| 01/01/95 |
PortableCribs/Playpens
made
before 1995 Brands: Home and Roam, Baby
Express
Baby Trend, Inc.
Chino,
CA |
Product
may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails.
100,000
units1 |
Repair
Call firm 800-328-7363 |
| 03/10/93 |
Portable
Cribs with rotating
top
rails Brand: Kolcraft, "Playskool"Travel-Lite Models 77101 and 77103
Kolcraft
Enterprises, Inc.
Chicago,
IL |
Product
may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails.
11,600
units |
Refund
Call firm 800-453-7673 |
| none |
Bunk
Beds, various brands |
Children
may become entrapped in spaces
in the top bunk. 514,000
units recalled since 1994(CPSC has received reports of 54
deaths
since 1990 from entrapment in
bunk beds). |
Call
CPSC
800-638-2772
for
information |
| 08/21/97 |
Halogen
Torchiere Floor Lamps, all those manufactured before 02/05/97 |
Fire
hazard when bulb ignites
flammable
materials.
40
million units; 12 deaths reported |
In-home
repair with free wire guard. Get wire guards at major retail stores
or call 800-985-2220. |
| none |
Hand-held
hair dryers without immersion protection devices, various brands |
Dryers
without an immersion protection device present a risk of electrocution
if submerged in water.68,000 units recalled since 1996 (Although CPSC knows
of no deaths with these specific recalled hair dryers, CPSC receives about
2 reports of deaths each year from hair dryers). |
Call
CPSC
800-638-2772
for
information |
| 05/15/97 |
Lawn
Darts, all brands |
Effective
December 19, 1988, CPSC banned all lawn darts because they could cause
brain injury or death.
CPSC
knows of 3 deaths. |
Destroy
all banned lawn darts immediately. |
| 10/03/96 |
Baby
monitors made June 1986 through 1990 Model 602; date codes 8806 through
9005 Gerry Baby Products Company
Thornton,
CO |
Wires
inside may be improperly connected resulting in overheating or possible
fire.
990,000
units; 1 death allegedly involving a model 602 baby monitor. See
CPSC News Release 97-002. |
Replacement
Call
firm
800-672-6289 |
| 06/24/97 |
Cribs
C&T
International
Palisades
Park, NJ |
Side
rails separate, creating strangulation hazard. |
Repair
Call firm
888-470-1260 |
| 07/09/97 |
Cribs
Cosco
Columbus,
IN |
Misassembled
side rail/mattress platform create entrapment hazard.
390,000
units; 1 death reported |
Repair
Call firm
800-221-6736 |
| 09/30/97 |
Cribs
J.
C. Penney
Plano,
TX |
Side
rails separate, creating strangulation hazard. 6,000 units; no deaths reported |
Refund
Replacement
Call
firm
800-709-5777 |
| 02/10/95 |
Cribs
made between April 1992 and December 1993
Okla
Homer Smith Furniture Manufacturing Company
Fort
Smith, AR |
Slats
may be loose or missing, creating a risk of entrapment in the side rail
of the crib.
278,000
units; 1 death reported |
Replacement
(rails)
Call
firm
800-647-3876 |
| 09/04/96 |
Cedar
Chests made between 1912 and 1987
The
Lane Furniture Company
Alta
Vista, VA |
Children
may become trapped in the chests and suffocate.
12
million units; 6 deaths |
Replacement
(locks)
Call
firm
888-856-8758 |
| 09/02/97 |
Infant
Swings
Lil'
Napper mode
Century
Products Company
Macedonia,
OH |
If
the shoulder straps loosen or are unbuckled, a child can become entangled
and strangle.
125,000
units; 3 deaths reported |
Repair
Call
firm
800-231-1448 |
