CPSC, J.C. Penney Corporation Announce Recall of Children’s Pajama Sets
Kids’ product recall 05-052. Announced by CPSC on Nov 18, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 18, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 41,300 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The heat-sealed patches on the front of the garment can detach, posing a possible choking hazard to young children.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the pajama sets and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact the J.C. Penney Customer Service Department toll-free at (888) 333-6063 anytime or visit the company’s website at www.jcpenney.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled pajama shirts are heather gray with red or blue sleeves with heat-sealed alligator and football patches on the front. The collar tag reads “Okie Dokie.” The pajama pants are red or blue with cartoon pictures of alligators, footballs, and stars, and the word “football.” They were sold in infant sizes 12M to 24M and toddler sizes 2T to 5T. This recall does not include the pajama sets with the alligator and football silk-screen images on the pajama shirts.
About 41,300 units, as CPSC gives them.
Okie Dokie Alligator Football Pajama Set.
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?
- Distributed by J.C. Penney Corporation, Plano, Texas.
- J.C. Penney stores nationwide from June 2004 through September 2004 for about $22.
- Made in Hong Kong, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
There has been one report of a patch detaching. No injuries reported.
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.