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Century Fold-N-Go Playards Recalled by Century

CPSC recall 97026. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

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CPSC recall 97026 has the recall date 21 Nov 1996. The notice names the firm Toys R Us. The CPSC record gives no number of units.

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CPSC recall 97026: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Century Fold-N-Go Playards Recalled by Century NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Telephone Number Change, responding company change. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Originally issued November 21, 1996; Last Revised May 10, 2004 (301) 504-7908 Release # 97-026 CPSC, Century Announce Recall to Repair Model 10-710 and 10-810 Playards WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Century Products Company of Macedonia, Ohio, is voluntarily providing a free repair kit for about 212,000 Century Fold-N-Go Model 10-710 and 10-810 Travel Playards (also known as playpens). The top rails on these playards may collapse unexpectedly, trapping a child at the neck in the "V" formed by the collapsed top rail. An 18-month-old boy died recently in Centreville, Va., when a Century playard collapsed. The Fairfax County, Va., Police Department provided information to CPSC regarding the death. Century is offering a free repair kit, consisting of new Posi-Locks top rails to prevent the rails from collapsing when a child is in the playard. This kit can be installed in the…
ProductCentury Fold-N-Go Travel Playard playpens
ManufacturerToys R Us; Century Products

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1996: not given
CPSC recalls of 1996
138
Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
16%
Recalls on the register that name Toys R Us
31

Other recalls of the firm

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97026. https://recallregister.com/product/5870-century-fold-n-go-playards-recalled-by-century/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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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 97026 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 97026 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Toys R Us?
31 CPSC recalls on this register name Toys R Us. This recall is 1 of them.