Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to Recall Video Baby Monitors with Cords; Firm to Provide New On-Product Label & Instructions
CPSC recall 11127. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. Because of this serious strangulation risk, parents and caregivers should never place these and other corded cameras within three feet of a crib.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
CPSC and Summer Infant urge parents to immediately check the location of the video monitors, including cameras mounted on the wall, and all electric cords to make sure the cords are out of arm's reach of their child and contact Summer Infant to receive a new permanent electric cord warning label about the strangulation risk and revised instructions about how to safely mount the camera, keeping cords out of the child's reach.
CPSC recall 11127 has the recall date 11 Feb 2011. The notice names the firm Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to. The recall has about 1,700,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2011 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Baby Monitors.
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and the firm have received reports of two strangulation deaths of infants. In March 2010, a 10-month old girl from Washington, D.C. strangled in the electrical cord of a monitor camera placed on the crib rail. In November 2010, a six-month old boy from Conway, S.C. strangled in the electrical cord of a monitor camera placed on a changing table attached to the crib. A 20-month old boy from Pittsburg, Pa. was found with the camera cord around his neck, but was freed without serious injury. |
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| Units | 1,700,000 |
| Description | The recall involves Summer Infant video baby monitors with electrical cords distributed between January 2003 and February 2011. The baby monitors were sold in more than 40 different models, including handheld, digital, and color video monitors. All video monitors include both the camera (placed in the baby's room) and the hand held device (some models have two hand-held devices) that enable the caregiver to see and/or hear the baby from a specific distance. The brand "Summer" is found on the product. |
| Product | Video Baby Monitors with Electrical Cords, About 1.7 million, Baby Monitors |
| Sold at | Major retailers, mass merchandisers, and juvenile products stores nationwide for between $60 and $300. |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,700,000Median of 2011: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2011
- 313
- Recalls of 2011 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls of 2011 in the category Baby Monitors
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 11127The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 11127. https://recallregister.com/product/590-two-strangulation-deaths-prompt-summer-infant-to-recall-video-baby-mon/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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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 11127 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and the firm have received reports of two strangulation deaths of infants. In March 2010, a 10-month old girl from Washington, D.C. strangled in the electrical cord of a monitor camera placed on the crib rail. In November 2010, a six-month old boy from Conway, S.C. strangled in the electrical cord of a monitor camera placed on a changing table attached to the crib. A 20-month old boy from Pittsburg, Pa. was found with the camera cord around his neck, but was freed without serious injury.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Major retailers, mass merchandisers, and juvenile products stores nationwide for between $60 and $300.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 11127?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1.7 million
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China