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Note: telephone number change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Originally issued August 21, 1998
Revised January 17, 2003
Release # 98-156
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CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063
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In Wake of Another Death, CPSC Again Urges Search for
Previously Recalled Portable Cribs and Play Yards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) again is urging consumers to immediately
search for and stop using previously recalled child
products, in particular the "Playskool Travel-Lite" portable
crib, which was manufactured by Kolcraft from 1990 through
1992 and recalled in 1993. According to the Asbury Park
Press newspaper, a 10-month-old New Jersey infant died on
Wednesday after becoming trapped in a collapsed Playskool
Travel-Lite portable crib. CPSC issued this same warning in
June, following the death of a 17-month-old Chicago toddler
in the Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib. A $60 bounty is
being offered for the return of each Travel-Lite crib.
Manufacturers of portable cribs and play yards have
joined in the effort to warn consumers and childcare
providers to stop using the more than 1.5 million portable
cribs and play yards that have been recalled in past years.
Top rail hinges must be turned to set up the cribs and play
yards. These top rails can collapse, entrapping children and
suffocating them. Thirteen children have died from
suffocation in collapsed play yards and portable cribs
manufactured by various firms. Current production play yards
have top rails that automatically lock into place when the
play yards are fully set up.
CPSC has been actively publicizing these previous
recalls. Each recall has been distributed to media outlets
nationwide and state and local health organizations. CPSC
has included these products in the past two years' national
recall roundup campaigns. The Commission has held multiple
press conferences and broadcast video news releases by
satellite so that local television stations can report these
stories by showing the product and demonstrating the
collapsing side rails. Chairman Brown has announced these
play yard recalls on network morning shows, which reach
millions of viewers.
"Once again, we urge consumers to immediately search
their homes and daycare centers for these portable cribs and
play yards and stop using them," said CPSC Chairman Ann
Brown. "We are asking the news media to help us get word of
these dangerous products out to consumers so that another
tragedy is prevented. The media plays a critical role in
reaching consumers. We can't go into everyone's home, but
newspapers, and radio and television stations can. I ask
every newspaper and every radio and television station to
run weekly recall announcements so that consumers can find
out if products in their home are being recalled. The news
media should be their reliable source for product recall
information."
The Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribs have two nylon
mesh sides and two blue solid plastic ends. "Playskool"
appears in white letters on a red background on each end.
The portable crib folds in the center for storage and
handling. Stores nationwide sold 11,600 of the products from
1990 through 1992.
Kolcraft has gone to great lengths to renew their
recall efforts. Kolcraft is offering $60 to consumers for
the return of each Travel-Lite portable crib. They also sent
new recall notices to pediatricians, childcare providers and
consumer magazines. Consumers with Playskool Travel-Lite
cribs should call Kolcraft at (800) 453-7673 for
instructions on receiving the refund and disposing of the
products.
The following table lists the portable cribs and play
yards, manufactured by various companies, that have been
recalled because of similar hazards. Consumers and childcare
providers should check for the following recalled play yards
and portable cribs. If these products are found, consumers
should call the company listed below.
| Date Recalled | Product and Firm | Number/Dates Sold | Remedy |
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| 6/25/97 | Evenflo "Happy Camper," "Happy Cabana," and "Kiddie Camper" Portable Play Yards | 1.2 million units sold between 1990 and 1997 | Free hinge covers
Call firm
800-447-9178 |
| 11/21/96 | Century "Fold-N-Go Models 10-710 and 10-810" Portable Play Yards | 212,000 units sold between 1993 and 1996 | Free repair
Call firm
800-837-4044 |
| 11/21/96 | Draco "All Our Kids" (models 742 and 762) Portable Cribs/Play Yards | 13,000 units sold between 1992 and 1995 | Stop use and destroy
(Firm out of business) |
| 1/1/95 | Baby Trend "Home and Roam" and "Baby Express," Portable Cribs/Play Pens, manufactured before 1995 | 100,000 units sold between 1992 and 1994 | Free repair
Call firm
800-328-7363 |
| 2/17/93 | Kolcraft "Playskool Travel-Lite" Portable Cribs | 11,600 units sold between 1990 and 1992 | $60 refund
Call firm
800-453-7673 |
 Consumers can also view video clips showing how the top rails of some of these recalled portable cribs and play yards can collapse.
Before using used nursery equipment, even if it has
been used for a sibling, consumers should check the recalled
product lists. Consumers can get information about recalled
products in the following ways:
- Call the CPSC hotline, available 24-hours-a-day, at
(800) 638-2772.
- Check the CPSC web site at www.cpsc.gov.
- Receive recall notices automatically by FAX, e-mail or
regular mail free of charge by calling the CPSC hotline or
writing to CPSC, Washington, DC 20207.
- Return product registration or warranty cards so
manufacturers can reach you directly if there is a recall.
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