Cameron Company Children's Tents recall: Laceration Hazard
Cameron Company Recalls Children's Tents Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Home Depot
Why was Cameron Company Children's Tents recalled?
The fiberglass rod that supports the tent can break, splinter and become sharp, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tents and return them to Home Depot for a full refund or store credit. Contact: Jewett Cameron Company at 800-955-2879 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.jewettcameron.com and click on “Product Recall” button or banner on the home page for more information.
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
- Playtime Pals Pop-Up Hideaway Hut children's tents
- Company
- Jinhua Longyou Import and Export Co., of China, Jewett Cameron Company, of North Plains, Ore.
- Quantity
- About 84,000
- Sold at
- Home Depot stores nationwide during November 2017 for about $13.
- Recall date
- March 14, 2018
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received 270 reports of tent rods breaking, including two reports of bruises and lacerations.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves the Playtime Pals Pop-Up Hideaway Hut animal themed children's tent. The tent has four animal themes: hippo (pink), dog (brown), shark (blue) and tiger (orange). All have a fiberglass rod that springs to deploy the tent to shape and provides the support for the nylon shell.