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Skip Hop Recalls Nightlight Soothers Due to Shock Hazard

Recalled September 28, 2017 · CPSC recall 17235 · Skip Hop

Skip Hop’s Moonlight & Melodies owl nightlight soother

Skip Hop’s Moonlight & Melodies elephant nightlight soother

The recalled Skip Hop soothers have a USB wall power adapter and cord.

Hazard

The soother's USB wall power adapter can break, posing an electrical shock hazard.

Remedy

Repair

Units

About 130,000 (In addition, about 21,500 were sold in Canada)

Incidents / injuries

Skip Hop is aware of incidents of the power adapter breaking, including one that resulted in an electrical shock.

Description

This recall involves Skip Hop's Moonlight & Melodies owl and elephant nightlight soothers that play melodies or nature sounds and project images. They have a USB wall power adapter and cord. The white and gray owl soothers measure about 5.5 by 4.5 by 6 inches. The white elephant soother measures about 7 x 4.2 x 5.7 inches. The soothers have a sound speaker on each side and operation buttons at the top or the back. The Skip Hop logo is on the underside of the soother.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled nightlight soothers and contact Skip Hop for instructions on returning the USB wall power adapter with a prepaid shipping label and receive a free repair kit which includes a free USB wall adapter.

Contact

Skip Hop toll-free at 888-282-4674 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] or online at www.skiphop.com and click on Product Recalls at the bottom of the page for more information.

Product

Moonlight & Melodies nightlight soothers

Manufacturer(s)

Skip Hop, of New York, N.Y.

Retailers

Babies R Us, Buy Buy Baby, Target and other retailers nationwide and online at Skiphop.com and Amazon.com from July 2016 through August 2017 for approximately $40.

Made in

China

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