Century Offers Cash Reward for Recalled Infant Swings Four strangulation deaths reported
Kids’ product recall 00-019. Announced by CPSC on Nov 17, 1999.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 17, 1999. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 125,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The swings, which were manufactured by Century from 1991 through 1997, have shoulder harness straps that are placed over each shoulder and buckled between the infant’s legs. If the straps on these swings loosen or are unbuckled, an infant can become tangled in the straps and strangle.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
The repair program is no longer available. Parents and caregivers should immediately stop using these infant swings and discard or destroy the product. If you have one of these swings, however, Century is still offering the $30 cash reward to compensate for having to discard or destroy the product.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers can call the company’s customer service number at 800-345-4109.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled Lil’ Napper infant swings can be identified by the following model numbers, located on the bottom of the swing’s seat: 12-344, 12-345, 12-347, 12-475 or 12-476. The Century brand name is on the motor assembly at the top of the swing. Each swing has a plastic, two-position seat with a removable plastic tray. The sets are covered by either a vinyl or fabric seat pad. There are four white tubular metal legs supporting the swing.
125,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Lil’ Napper infant swings.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Century Products Co., Macedonia, Ohio.
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Was anyone hurt?
These swings were recalled in 1997 following reports of three deaths and one near strangulation from entanglement in the swings’ shoulder harness straps. CPSC and Century have since become aware of a fourth death to an 8-month old infant girl in Texas.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.