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CPSC #03189Baby & nursery
Recalled "Pack 'n Play" portable play yard with raised changing table

Graco Children's Products · Recalled

CPSC, Graco Children's Products Announce New Safety Instructions to Prevent Injuries with Portable Play Yards with Raised Changing Tables

Strangulation · death reported

When children are placed in these portable play yards. when the changing table is still in place, they can crawl under and lift the table up. If this occurs, a child's head and neck can become trapped between the changing table and the play yard rail, causing a strangulation hazard. The recall is designed to warn consumers of this hazard, and to provide warning labels to affix to the changing tables.

Units
About 538,000
Reports
—
Injuries
—
Deaths
Reported
Price
$99–$119
Remedy
See notice

Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.

Affected

Only "Pack 'n Play" portable play yards with raised changing tables are part of this recall. They also are sold with an infant bassinet. "GRACO" and "Pack 'n Play" are written on the side of the play yard. These play yards have model numbers 2016, 35235, or model numbers that begin with 9531 or 9533. The last three digits of the model number will vary. The model number can be found on a label on the white plastic center cone under the play yards. "MADE IN CHINA" also is written on the bottom label. Models 2016, 35235, 9531 and 9533 that are currently sold at retail and that have green stickers on the boxes, indicating that the unit has been modified, are not recalled.

The file

Sold at
Discount, department and juvenile product stores nationwide sold these portable play yards, from October 2001 through September 2003, for between $99 and $119.
Product type
Play Yards
Made in
China
Recalled by
Graco Children's Products Inc., of Exton, Pa.

Incident log

The commission and Graco are aware of the death of a 13-month-old girl, who strangled when her neck became trapped between the Pack 'n Play rail and the raised changing table.

What the notice says to do

Consumers should never place a child in these portable play yards when the changing table is still in place. Consumers should immediately contact Graco to receive a free warning label to be affixed to the changing table.

Consumers can contact Graco at (800) 233-1546 anytime, or visit the firm's website at www.gracobaby.com

Open official CPSC notice ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.

Notice first dated SEP 24 2003; last revised JUN 25 2025.

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