CPSC, KinderkidsTM Announce Recall of Inflatable Playrings for Babies
CPSC recall 00172. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
When a baby leans his face against the side of the playring, the soft surface covers the baby's nose and mouth, restricting airflow, and posing the risk of suffocation.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the playrings immediately and discard or destroy these products. The firm is out of business and cannot be contacted, and a refund is no longer available.
CPSC recall 00172 has the recall date 29 Aug 2000. The notice names the firm KinderkidsTM. The recall has about 18,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2000 has 31,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Suffocation. CPSC gives the product type Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC has received one report of a 6-month old baby found gasping for air after falling asleep face down in the playring. The baby was removed from the playring without injury. CPSC is aware of infant suffocation deaths when their airflow is restricted from contact with soft surfaces. |
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| Units | 18,000 |
| Description | Babies sit inside the playring, which is used as an activity center and looks like a pool float. The recalled playring, which measures 40 inches in diameter, has a yellow, plastic, inflatable, inner tube with a multicolor cloth covering. The cloth covering features eight activities for babies, including a boat rattle, a mirror flower, a soft teether on a puppy's collar, a butterfly, and a squeak ball and fish. A tag on the bottom of the cloth covering reads "Warning!" and "Recommended for children 6 to 18 months." The packaging reads, "Discovery Playring," "MADE IN CHINA" and "Not to be used in water." They are sold with plastic foot pumps for inflating the playrings. |
| Product | Inflatable playrings, About 18,000, Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets |
| Sold at | Walmart stores, and One Step Ahead, a mail-order company, sold the playrings, from July 1998 through April 2000, for between $20 and $35. |
| Importer | KinderkidsTM |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 18,000Median 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 Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name KinderkidsTM
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 00172The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 00172. https://recallregister.com/product/2000-cpsc-kinderkidstm-announce-recall-of-inflatable-playrings-for-babies/. 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 00172 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC has received one report of a 6-month old baby found gasping for air after falling asleep face down in the playring. The baby was removed from the playring without injury. CPSC is aware of infant suffocation deaths when their airflow is restricted from contact with soft surfaces.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Walmart stores, and One Step Ahead, a mail-order company, sold the playrings, from July 1998 through April 2000, for between $20 and $35.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 00172?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 18,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China