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Entrapment / StrangulationNovember 16, 2012CPSC #13043

Suffocation, Entrapment Risks Prompt Recall of PeaPod Travel Tents by KidCo

Product
Cribs
Units affected
220,000
Remedy
repair

What was recalled

The KidCo PeaPod Travel Beds and PeaPod Plus Travel Beds are small, portable sleep tents marketed for use by infants from birth to 3+ years, depending on the model. The tents have a zippered side for putting in and taking out the child and have an inflatable air mattress that fits into a zippered pocket underneath the floor of the tent. The tents fold into a compact round shape and come with a fabric bag for storage and transport. The following models and corresponding tent fabric colors are included in this recall: P100 Teal P101 Red P102 Lime P103 Periwinkle P104 Ocean P201 Princess/Red P202 Camouflage P203 Quick Silver P204 Sagebrush P205 Cardinal P900CS Green The model number can be found on a small tag on the underside of the product.

Hazard

Infants and young children can roll off the edge of the inflatable air mattress, become entrapped between the mattress and the fabric sides of the tent, and suffocate.

Injuries

CPSC is aware of a death of a 5-month-old boy in December 2011 in New York, New York, who was found with his face pressed against the side wall of the tent. In addition, CPSC is aware of six reports and Health Canada is aware of three reports of children who became entrapped or experienced physical distress in the product. Two of the six reports included infants who were found crying underneath of the mattress that had not been inserted into the zippered pocket on the bottom of the tent.

Made in

China

Where it was sold

  • Independent juvenile specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2005 through the present for between $70 and $100.

Photos

PeaPod Plus Travel BedPeaPod Travel Bed (green) with Inflatable Air MattressPeapod Travel Bed (red)
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