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Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks
Recalled December 8, 2009 · CPSC recall 10056 · Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt
Hazard
The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.
Remedy
This firm is no longer in business. The repair kit is no longer available. Consumers who have not received the repair kit should immediately stop using this product and discard it.
Units
About 24,000
Incidents / injuries
Amby Baby is aware of two infant suffocation deaths in the Amby Baby hammock. In June 2009, a 4-month-old girl in Lawrenceville, Ga died in a baby hammock and in August 2009, a 5-month-old boy from Gresham, Ore.
Description
The Amby Baby Motion Bed consists of a steel frame and a fabric hammock which are connected by a large spring and metal crossbar. There is only one model of the hammock available which can be identified by a label sewn onto the hammock stating: "Amby - Babies Love It, Naturally."
What to do
This firm is no longer in business. The repair kit is no longer available. Consumers who have not received the repair kit should immediately stop using this product and discard it.
Product
Amby Baby Motion Beds
Manufacturer(s)
Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Retailers
Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250.
Made in
China
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →