CPSC, Kids Line Inc. Announce Recall to Repair "Le Cradle" Bassinets
CPSC recall 00167. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Infants can become entrapped in an opening between the bassinet's side and mattress platform and suffocate. Additionally, fabric can separate from the metal frame. Infants can be injured when they scrape against or become caught in the frame.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 00167 has the recall date 23 Aug 2000. The notice names the firm Kids Line. The recall has about 46,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2000 has 31,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Suffocation. CPSC gives the product type Bassinets/Baby Hammocks.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | 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. |
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| Units | 46,000 |
| Description | 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. |
| Product | Le Cradle bassinets, About 46,000, Bassinets/Baby Hammocks |
| Sold at | Children's products stores nationwide sold the bassinets, from January 1989 through May 2000, for between $100 and $200. |
| Manufacturer | Kids Line Inc |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 46,000Median of 2000: 31,000
- CPSC recalls of 2000
- 191
- Recalls of 2000 with one of the same hazards
- 4%
- Recalls of 2000 in the category Bassinets/Baby Hammocks
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Kids Line
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 00167The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 00167. https://recallregister.com/product/1995-cpsc-kids-line-inc-announce-recall-to-repair-le-cradle-bassinets/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 00167 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Children's products stores nationwide sold the bassinets, from January 1989 through May 2000, for between $100 and $200.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 00167?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 46,000