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Simplicity Play Yards Recalled by Various Retailers Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards

Recalled April 7, 2009 · CPSC recall 09187 · Simplicity

Recalled Travel Tender Play Yard
Hazard
One or more rails can collapse unexpectedly, posing a fall or entrapment hazard to young children.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the play yards and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement product.
Units
About 25,000
Incidents / injuries
CPSC is aware of at least five reports of one or more rails collapsing. No injuries have been reported.

Description

The recalled play yards are portable and were sold with a bassinet, changing table and mobile features. The play yards bear the "Simplicity" logo. The model numbers are 5500DRM, 5500WDS, 5500FEL, 5501FEL, 5502MON, 5520PRO, 5550HAN, 5700MAN, and 5750MIR. The model number is located on a sticker on one of the legs underneath the play yard.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the play yards and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement product.

Contact

For additional information, contact the following retailers: Burlington Coat Factory, of Burlington, N.J. Call toll-free at (888) 223-2628 between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Babies R Us, of Wayne, N.J. Call (800) 869-7787 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday ET or visit the firm's Web site at www.babiesrus.com Target, of Minneapolis, Minn. Call (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.target.com Kohl's Department Stores, of Menomonee Falls, Wis. Call toll-free at (866) 887-8884 between 7a.m. and 3 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.kohls.com

Product
Travel Tender Play Yards
Imported by
Simplicity, Inc. and SFCA, Inc., of Reading, Pa. (The firms appear to no longer conduct day to day operations)
Retailers
Burlington Coat Factory stores nationwide and online at Babiesrus.com, Target.com and Kohls.com from March 2005 through January 2009 for about $100.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →