CPSC, Kids Line Inc. Announce Recall to Repair "Le Cradle" Bassinets

Affected

The recalled bassinets were sold under the name "Le Cradle Bassinette." The bassinet has a white metal base with wheels and a removable canopy. The oval bassinet itself is made up of a metal wire frame and a wooden base board that rests on the metal base. A sticker on the mattress platform gives instructions for use of the bassinet and says, "Le Cradle, Kids Line, Los Angeles, California." A fabric-covered foam mattress covers the wooden board. Matching fabric covers the bassinet frame, and comes in various colors and designs.

The file

Sold at

Children's products stores nationwide sold the bassinets, from January 1989 through May 2000, for between $100 and $200.

Product type

Bassinets/Baby Hammocks

Made in

Not stated

Recalled by

Kids Line Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.

Incident log

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.

What the notice says to do

Consumers should stop using the bassinets immediately and contact Kids Line for a free in-home repair kit, designed to secure the fabric around the bassinet, to prevent entrapments and exposure to the metal frame.

Consumers should call Kids Line toll-free at (866) LECRADL (532-7235) anytime.