[Recalled] Le Cradle Kids Line Bassinettes — Le Cradle Bassinets Recalled by Kids Line NEWS from CPSC U.S | CPSC 2000-08-23

Authorities recorded a safety problem with this product. The details below come directly from the government recall notice.

Recall details

Why it was recalled

According to the CPSC notice, the identified hazard is: Le Cradle Bassinets Recalled by Kids Line NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2000 Release # 00-167 Kids Line Recall Hotline: (866) 532-7235 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 Kids Line Contact: Rick Locker, (212) 391-5200 CPSC, Kids Line Inc. Announce Recall to Repair "Le Cradle" Bassinets WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Kids Line Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif., is voluntarily recalling for repair about 46,000 Le Cradle bassinets. 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. 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. Kids Line is offering a free in-home repair kit, designed to secure the fabric around the bassinet to prevent entrapments and exposure to the metal frame. The recalled bassinets were sold under the name "Le Cradle Bassinette." The bassinet has a white metal base with wheels Hazards: Suffocation

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