Recalls! Kolcraft play yards and Kidde smoke alarms
On the heels of a recall of 400,000 Simplicity drop-side cribs, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of nearly 1 million play yards made by Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
The yards, which were sold under the brand names Kolcraft, Carter’s, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bear and Eric Carle, have side rails that can fail to latch properly, causing a fall hazard, according to the CPSC. There have been nearly 350 reports of this happening, with 21 injuries to children reported (including one concussion).
The model numbers and pictures of affected units are available on the CPSC's Kolcraft play yard recall Web site. They were sold at retailers and online from January 2000 through January 2009.
Some of the models have changing tables, vibrating areas or parent organizers.
Families should order a Kolcraft play yard repair kit by calling 800.453.7673 or by filling out this online form for a retrofit kit. Consumers can also e-mail Kolcraft at customerservice@kolcraft.com.The CPSC also announced this week the voluntary recall of about 94,000 Kidde PI200 dual-sensor smoke alarms, sold between August 1, 2008 and May 4, 2009.
In two situations the smoke alarms, which have "HUSH" and "PUSH TO TEST WEEKLY" buttons on the front, have been damaged by electrostatic discharge during installation and failed to respond to smoke.
Anyone who owns one of the affected Kidde smoke alarms can contact the company for a free replacement by calling (877) 524-2086 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or by going to the Kidde smoke alarm recall Web site.
