Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to Recall Video Baby Monitors with Cords; Firm to Provide New On-Product Label & Instructions
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2011-02-11 · 11127
Hazards
The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. Because of this serious strangulation risk, parents and caregivers should never place these and other corded cameras within three feet of a crib.
Recall
Number
11127
Date
2011-02-11
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Video Baby Monitors with Electrical Cords
Companies
Retailer(s)
Major retailers, mass merchandisers, and juvenile products stores nationwide for between $60 and $300.
Importer(s)
Summer Infant, of Woonsocket, R.I.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The recall involves Summer Infant video baby monitors with electrical cords distributed between January 2003 and February 2011. The baby monitors were sold in more than 40 different models, including handheld, digital, and color video monitors. All video monitors include both the camera (placed in the baby's room) and the hand held device (some models have two hand-held devices) that enable the caregiver to see and/or hear the baby from a specific distance. The brand "Summer" is found on the product.