CPSC, Dorel Juvenile Group Announce Recall of Cosco Playpens
Kids’ product recall 02-008. Announced by CPSC on Oct 10, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 10, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 102,000 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 plastic tabs on the playpen that lock the rails into the corners can break or loosen over time, allowing the rails to turn inward, collapse and entrap an infant.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these playpens immediately and call Dorel Juvenile Group to receive a refund or replacement product.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers can contact Dorel at (800) 314-9327 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.djgusa.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled playpens were sold under the “Zip n Go,” “Okie Dokie,” and “Carters” brand names and were manufactured by Cosco. Only model numbers 05-361, 05-362, 05-363, and 05-364 are included in this recall. The model numbers are located on a label on the bottom of the playpen, on the metal tubular frame near one of the corners. The label reads in part, “MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FOR COSCO INC.” The 28-inch-by-40-inch playpens have four mesh sides on a folding metal frame. The side rails have the name “Zip n Go, “ “Okie Dokie,” or “Carters” written on them. The padded floorboard forms a carrying case for the playpen.
About 102,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Cosco “Zip n Go,” “Okie Dokie,” and “Carters” playpens.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Cosco Inc., Columbus, Ind.
- Distributed by Dorel Juvenile Group, Columbus, Ind.
- Department, Toy and juvenile specialty stores nationwide sold the “Zip n Go” and “Carters” playpens. JC Penney stores nationwide sold the “Okie Dokie” brand playpens exclusively. The playpens were sold from May 1995 through December 1999 for between $40 and $70.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
In June 2001, an 11-month-old baby in Elyria, Ohio, died when his chest was caught in the V-shape created by the collapsed sides of his playpen. Dorel Juvenile Group has received 421 reports of rails not locking or collapsing.
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.