Baby's Death Spurs Play Yard Recall

Sept. 27, 2007 -- About 425,000 Kolcraft infant play yards have been recalled after a baby reportedly died after strangling on the product's changing table restraint strap.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced that it received a report of a 10-month old boy who strangled on the changing table’s restraint strap that was hanging down into Kolcraft’s "Sesame Beginnings" Travel Play Yard where the child was located.

Twelve different Kolcraft play yards are included in this recall. All of the play yards have raised changing tables with a restraint strap that forms a loop beneath the changing table, posing a strangulation hazard to a child in the play yard.

In addition to the strangulation hazard with the changing table restraint strap, one play yard also has a raised cradle that rocks back and forth. The CPSC says a child can roll and get trapped against the side of the cradle in the Contours 3-in-1 Play Yard. If that happens, a child can suffocate. Kolcraft has received 45 reports of children rolling to the side of the rocking cradle attachment, according to the CPSC.

Full List of Recalled Kolcraft Infant Play Yards

The recall includes the following products made in China and marketed by Kolcraft Enterprises of Chicago. Look for the model number on a white sticker located on one of the feet of the play yard.

• Kolcraft Travelin' Tot, Kolcraft Travelin'Tot LTD, Kolcraft Travelin' Tot 3-in-1, Kolcraft Travelin' Tot 4-in-1: The recall includes model numbers 18730T-BZ, 18730T-HJ, 18734T-DV, 18934-SW, 18934-DV, 18935T-UT, 18935-CH, 18942-EC, 18950-GV, 18950T-GV, 18751-DV, 18951T-GS, 18951T-MO, and 18744-BL. "Kolcraft" and "Travelin' Tot" are printed on either the fabric on the top rail or on the lower side of the play yards.
• Carter's Lennon Travelin' Tot: The recall includes model numbers 18740-UE, 18740T-UE, 18736T-LJ, 18737-LJ, and 18737T-LJ. "Carter's" and "Travelin' Tot" are printed on the top rail.
• "Sesame Beginnings" by Kolcraft Travel Play Yard: The recall includes model numbers 22361-VT and SP001-SBK. "Sesame Beginnings" and "Travel Play Yard Kolcraft" are printed on the top rail or along the fabric draft guard on the lower side of the play yards.
• Jeep Sahara SE Play Yard, Jeep Sahara Limited Play Yard, Jeep Sahara XT Play Yard, Jeep Sahara Limited SE Play Yard, Jeep Sahara Limited XT Play Yard: The recall includes model numbers 55235-JC, 55237-JQ, 55237T-JQ, 55237-XC, 55237-XV, 55237T-XB, 55770-XA, 55770-XI, 55772-XE, 55773-XY, and JP002-XSP. "Jeep" and "Sahara" are printed on the fabric on the top rail of the play yards.
• Contours 3-in-1 Play Yard (with rocking cradle and changing table restraint strap): The recall includes model numbers 18604-OC and ZP003-MAL. "Kolcraft" and "Contours" are printed along the draft guard on the lower side of the play yards.

The recalled play yards were sold in a variety of colors and patterns at retail stores nationwide from January 2001 through September 2007 for between $50 and $130.

Pictures of the recalled Kolcraft infant play sets are posted on the CPSC's web site.