One million baby play yards being recalled under several brand names

July 8, 10:41 PMEarly Childhood Parenting ExaminerAngele Sionna

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Just one of the MANY recalled play yards.
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Check your baby stuff now! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a major new recall of about ONE MILLION baby play yards. They were sold under lots of different brand names and styles.

Here are all the details from the CPSC:

• Brands: Kolcraft, Carter's, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bear and Eric Carle
  
• Distributor: Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. of Chicago, Ill.
  
• Hazard: The play yard's side rail can fail to latch properly and when a child pushes against the rail it can unlatch unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to children.
  
• Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 347 reports of sides of the play yard collapsing unexpectedly, resulting in 21 injuries to young children, including bumps, scrapes, bruises and one concussion.
  
• Description: This recall involves the Kolcraft Travelin' Tot play yards, as well as other similar play yards manufactured for Carter's, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bare and Eric Carle, with model numbers listed below. Some of the units have a bassinet and/or changing table. Some models have a mobile, vibrating unit or a parent organizer. Model numbers are printed on a white sticker on one of the feet of the play yard.
  

The recall involves the folowing model numbers:

• Kolcraft Travelin' Tot, Kolcraft Travelin' Tot LTD, Kolcraft Travelin' Tot 2-in-1, Kolcraft Travelin' Tot 3-in-1, Kolcraft Travelin' Tot 4-in-1; 18709-BH, 18709T-BH, 18709T-DV, 18709-NF, 18709T-NF, 18710-BE, 18711T-BD, 18711T-BE, 18713T-LB, 18714T-WD, 18714-WD, 18724T-SQ, 18725-CG, 18725T-FF, 18730T-BZ, 18730T-HJ,18731- DV, 18731T-BZ, 18733-CU, 18733T-CU, 18734T-DV, 18744-BL, 18751T-BZ, 18751T-CU,18751-DV,18751T-DV, 18910-MQ, 18910T-EB, 18910T-LN,18920D-OW,18920-OW, 18925-GS, 18925-LA, 18931-EZ, 18931T-DV, 18931T-PV, 18933T-CU, 18934-SW, 18934-DV, 18935T-UT, 18935-CH, 18942-EC, 18945T-CT, 18945T-ER, 18946-AR, 18950-GV, 18950T-GV, 18951T-DV, 18951T-GS, 18951T-MO,18960-KK, 18960T-PP, 18961-AR, 18961T-AR, 18961-CT, 18961T-CT, 18961-PP, 18961T-GF, 18961T-RV, 18962-AX, 18962T-FZ, 18962-OQ, 18962T-ZT, KP001-BND, KP013-BPA, KP013-HGF, KP013-JFR, KP013-NRB, KP013-PPL, KP014-JGY, KP015-BPA, KP015-JFR, KP016-OW, KP027-JGX; "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, EMU Carter's Travelin' Tot, Carter's Travelin' Tot; 18740-UE, 18740T-UE, 18736T-LJ, 18737-LJ, 18737T-LJ, 18726-KA, 18726T-HM; "Carter's" and "Travelin' Tot" are printed on the top rail.
  
• "Sesame Beginnings" 2-in-1 Play Yard by Kolcraft, Sesame Travelin' Tot VT; 22361-VT, SP001-SBK, SP004-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, 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; 55200-JC, 55220-JC, 55225-JC, 55225T-JC, 55235-JC, 55237-JQ, 55237T-JQ, 55237-XC, 55237-XV, 55237T-XB, 55770-XA, 55770-XI, 55772-XE, 55773-XY, JP002-XSP; "Jeep" and "Sahara" are printed on the fabric on the top rail of the play yards.
  
• Contours 2-in-1 Travel Playyard, Contours 3-in-1 Play Yard, Contours Deluxe Playyard, Contours Travel Play Yard; 18604-OC; ZP001-MON, ZP001-MYS, ZP003-MAL, ZP004-MAL; "Kolcraft" and "Contours" are printed along the draft guard on the lower side of the play yards.
  
• Care Bear Play Yard; 18960-KK
  
• Eric Carle Play Yard with Activity Gym; 18763-EK, 18763T-EK
  
• Sold at: Babies R Us, Walmart, Kmart, Sears, Target and other stores nationwide and Internet retailers from January 2000 through January 2009 for between $50 and $160.
  
• Manufactured in: China, Spain, and Italy
  
• Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the play yard and contact Kolcraft for a free repair kit.
  
  

Note: Some of the models of the play yards involved in this recall were recalled in September 2007 due to a strangulation hazard posed by the changing table, which resulted in the death of a 10-month child.