Cameron Company Recalls Children’s Tents Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Home Depot
Kids’ product recall 18-123. Announced by CPSC on Mar 14, 2018.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 14, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 84,000 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 fiberglass rod that supports the tent can break, splinter and become sharp, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tents and return them to Home Depot for a full refund or store credit.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Jewett Cameron Company at 800-955-2879 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.jewettcameron.com and click on “Product Recall” button or banner on the home page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the Playtime Pals Pop-Up Hideaway Hut animal themed children’s tent. The tent has four animal themes: hippo (pink), dog (brown), shark (blue) and tiger (orange). All have a fiberglass rod that springs to deploy the tent to shape and provides the support for the nylon shell.
About 84,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Playtime Pals Pop-Up Hideaway Hut children’s tents.
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 Jinhua Longyou Import and Export Co., China.
- Imported by Jewett Cameron Company, North Plains, Ore.
- Distributed by Jewett Cameron Company, North Plains, Ore.
- Home Depot stores nationwide during November 2017 for about $13.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 270 reports of tent rods breaking, including two reports of bruises and lacerations.
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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.