Skip Hop Recalls Crib Mobiles Due to Injury Hazard
What's being recalled
Skip Hop crib mobiles
Units: About 3,500 (an additional 850 were sold in Canada)
This recall includes the Skip Hop Moonlight & Melodies projection crib mobiles. The mobile has a white plastic arm that attaches to the side of a crib with four blinking, glowing leaves with stuffed animal attachments. The mobile also has a projector on the top of the mobile that projects stars on the ceiling and plays eight nursery lullabies. The dangling stuffed animals on the mobile include a yellow and gray giraffe, a green turtle with a gray and white polka-dot shell, a brown and tan monkey and a gray and white striped owl. The mobiles measure 17.5 inches long by 14 inches wide by 22 inches tall. SKIP HOP and the model number 185509 are printed on the back of the mobile base.
The problem, in CPSC's words
The strap attaching the product to the crib rail can break, posing an injury hazard if the product falls on the infant in the crib.
Incidents and injuries reported to CPSC
Skip Hop has received 8 reports of the strap attaching the mobile to the crib breaking. No injuries have been reported.
What CPSC says to do
Replace
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mobiles and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a $75 coupon towards the purchase of a new Skip Hop product.
How to contact the company
Skip Hop toll-free at 877-475-4746 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at [email protected] or online at www.skiphop.com and click on "Safety Notices" at the bottom of the page under "Customer Care" for more information.
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 16059, cpsc.gov. Text in quotes is from CPSC. Photos: CPSC.