Child’s Death Prompts Recall to Repair Portable Playard Tent by Tots in Mind Due to Strangulation Hazard
CPSC recall 10303. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Clips that attach the tent to the top of the playard can break or be removed by a child. A child can lift the tent and become entrapped at the neck between the rigid playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent, posing a strangulation hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the playard tents and contact Tots in Mind to get free replacement clips. Replacement clips will be available in late August or early September 2010.
CPSC recall 10303 has the recall date 15 Jul 2010. The notice names the firm Tots in Mind. The recall has about 20,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2010 has 8,400 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Play Yards.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC is aware of a death of a 2-year-old boy in December 2008 in Vinalhaven, Maine. The boy was found hanging with his neck entrapped between the playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent that had been partially tied by pieces of nylon rope and partially attached by clips. The tent was tied to the playard because the child was able to pop off the clips. Apparently, the child became entrapped while attempting to climb out of the playard. In three other incidents, children were able to remove one or more clips and place their necks between the tent and the playard. The children were not… |
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| Units | 20,000 |
| Description | The dome-shaped white-colored mesh tent is designed to fit over playards as small as 28 inches by 40 inches or as large as 31 inches by 44 inches to contain a child. There are 12 plastic clips to secure the base of the tent to the top rail of the playard through button holes along the bottom of the tent. The tent has a zippered side for putting in and taking out the child. |
| Product | Cozy Indoor Outdoor Portable Playard Tents Plus Cabana Kits, About 20,000 (and 85 in Canada), Play Yards |
| Sold at | Walmart, Amazon.com and various baby and children's stores nationwide from January 2005 through February 2010 for about $60. |
| Distributor | Tots in Mind Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 20,000Median of 2010: 8,400
- CPSC recalls of 2010
- 362
- Recalls of 2010 with one of the same hazards
- 22%
- Recalls of 2010 in the category Play Yards
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Tots in Mind
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 10303. https://recallregister.com/product/296-child-s-death-prompts-recall-to-repair-portable-playard-tent-by-tots-i/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 10303 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC is aware of a death of a 2-year-old boy in December 2008 in Vinalhaven, Maine. The boy was found hanging with his neck entrapped between the playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent that had been partially tied by pieces of nylon rope and partially attached by clips. The tent was tied to the playard because the child was able to pop off the clips. Apparently, the child became entrapped while attempting to climb out of the playard. In three other incidents, children were able to remove one or more clips and place their necks between the tent and the playard. The children were not…
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Walmart, Amazon.com and various baby and children's stores nationwide from January 2005 through February 2010 for about $60.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 10303?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 20,000 (and 85 in Canada)
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China