One Million Defective Kolcraft Play Yards Recalled

Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. today is recalling about one million of its children’s play yards sold under various brand names because the products may be defective and allow children to fall and suffer injuries.

The Chicago-based company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of Kolcraft Travelin’ Tot play yards as well as similar products made by the company and sold under the brand names Carter’s, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bear and Eric Carle Play Yards.

A side rail on the play yards may fail to properly latch, so when a child leans or pushes up against the rail, it may unlatch unexpectedly, presenting a risk of falls to children, officials said.

So far, there have been 347 reports of sides on the play yards suddenly collapsing, causing 21 injuries to children ranging from bumps and bruises to a concussion in one case, the CPSC said. Consumers are urged to stop using the recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Some of the recalled play yards may include a changing table or bassinet attachment, mobile, vibrating unit, or parent organizer. A full list of the play yards involved in today’s recall can be found here on the CPSC website.

Model numbers can be found on the items printed on a white sticker on one of the feet of the play yard.

Other Children’s Products Recalls

Children’s products, including portable play yards, cribs, and bassinets, often are the subject of recalls due to defects that post entrapment, strangulation, or suffocation risks to children. Just last week, Simplicity recalled 400,000 drop-side cribs because a side of the crib might fail to work properly and create a gap between the side and the mattress wide enough for infants to become trapped.

Repeated reports of injuries and deaths linked to drop-side cribs prompted the makers of the infant beds earlier this year to propose a ban on the types of products. Industry leaders are considering suspending manufacturing such beds due to the risks of injury to infants.

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