11202 - Summer Infant Baby Monitors

 

Product Description:  This recall involves Summer Infant audio and video baby 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.
Summer Infant has initiated a campaign to provide new on-product labels for electric cords and instructions to consumers with the recalled video monitors distributed between January 2003 and February 2011.

                                               

Importer: Summer Infant Inc.      Woonsocket, R.I.     Made in:   China
 
Date Recall Posted: February 11, 2011
 
UPCs:                                      
00000000-12914-02090-6
SUMMER DAY&NIGHT HANDHELD VIDEO MONITOR
214
00000000-12914-02620-5
SUMMER INFANT DAY & NIGHT VIDEO MONITOR
214
 
 
Summary of Recall: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Summer Infant Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I., is announcing the voluntary recall to provide new on product label and instructions for about 1.7 million video baby monitors with electrical cords.
Hazard: 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.
What You Should Do: Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using immediately and return this product and contact Summer Infant.
Consumer Contact Information: Consumers should contact Summer Infant toll-free at (800) 426-8627 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.summerinfant.com/Home/Product-Recall.aspx to receive a new permanent electric cord warning label about the strangulation risk and revised instructions about how to safely mount camera and keep cords out of child’s reach.