CPSC, Graco Children's Products Announce New Safety Instructions to Prevent Injuries with Portable Play Yards with Raised Changing Tables
CPSC recall 03189. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
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.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 03189 has the recall date 24 Sep 2003. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 538,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2003 has 9,900 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Play Yards.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | 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. |
|---|---|
| Units | 538,000 |
| Description | 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. |
| Product | Pack 'n Play portable play yards with raised changing tables, About 538,000, Play Yards |
| 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. |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 538,000Median of 2003: 9,900
- CPSC recalls of 2003
- 215
- Recalls of 2003 with one of the same hazards
- 2%
- Recalls of 2003 in the category Play Yards
- 0%
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 03189. https://recallregister.com/product/2441-cpsc-graco-children-s-products-announce-new-safety-instructions-to-pre/. 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 03189 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Discount, department and juvenile product stores nationwide sold these portable play yards, from October 2001 through September 2003, for between $99 and $119.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 03189?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 538,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China