Four Retailers Agree to Stop Sale and Voluntarily Recall Nap Nanny Recliners Due to Five Infant Deaths
CPSC recall 13083 · announced December 27, 2012 · Baby Matters, Llc Of Berwyn, Pa · 155,000 units affected
The product
The Nap Nanny is a portable infant recliner designed for sleeping, resting and playing. The recliner includes a bucket seat shaped foam base and a fitted fabric cover with a three point harness.
The hazard
CPSC is warning parents and caregivers that these baby recliners contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to infants.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should stop using the recalled baby recliners immediately and review the return policy of the individual retailer from which they purchased a Nap Nanny recliner and contact that retailer for instructions on returns.
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): CPSC is aware of one death and 22 reports of infants hanging or falling out over the side of the Nap Nanny. Subsequently, despite the improvements to the warnings and instructions, additional deaths using the Nap Nanny recliners were reported, including one in a Chill model and 70 reports of children nearly falling out of the product.
Sold at: Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com and Toys R Us/Babies R Us
Consumer contact: Amazon.com:http://www.amazon.com Buy Buy Baby: Toll-free at (877) 328-9222,http://www.buybuybaby.com/productRecalls.asp Diapers.com: (800) 342-7377,http://www.diapers.com Toys R Us/Babies R Us: (800) 869-7787,http://www.toysrusinc.com/safety/recalls
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.