CPSC, Kids Line Inc. Announce Recall to Repair "Le
CPSC, Kids Line Inc. Announce Recall to Repair "Le Cradle" Bassinets
Why was CPSC, Kids Line Inc. Announce Recall to Repair "Le recalled?
Infants can become entrapped in an opening between the bassinet's side and mattress platform and suffocate. Additionally, fabric can separate from the metal frame. Infants can be injured when they scrape against or become caught in the frame.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should stop using the bassinets immediately and contact Kids Line for a free in-home repair kit, designed to secure the fabric around the bassinet, to prevent entrapments and exposure to the metal frame. Contact: Consumers should call Kids Line toll-free at (866) LECRADL (532-7235) anytime.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Le Cradle bassinets
- Company
- Kids Line Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 46,000
- Sold at
- Children's products stores nationwide sold the bassinets, from January 1989 through May 2000, for between $100 and $200.
- Recall date
- August 23, 2000
- Incidents / injuries
- Kids Line has received one report of a 3-month-old boy in Oakland Park, Fla. who died when he suffocated after becoming trapped between the bassinet's side and mattress platform. Three other infants were scraped and bruised from contact with the metal frame that became exposed when the fabric separated from the frame.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled bassinets were sold under the name "Le Cradle Bassinette." The bassinet has a white metal base with wheels and a removable canopy. The oval bassinet itself is made up of a metal wire frame and a wooden base board that rests on the metal base. A sticker on the mattress platform gives instructions for use of the bassinet and says, "Le Cradle, Kids Line, Los Angeles, California." A fabric-covered foam mattress covers the wooden board. Matching fabric covers the bassinet frame, and comes in various colors and designs.