Target Recalls Children’s Pillowfort Weighted Blankets Due to Asphyxiation Hazard; Two Fatalities Reported
Kids’ product recall 23-078. Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 2022.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 2022. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 204,000 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?
A young child can become entrapped by unzipping and entering the blanket, posing a risk of death by asphyxiation.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC and Target are urging consumers to stop using the recalled weighted blankets immediately and contact Target for a refund. Target is also contacting all known purchasers directly to arrange returns. The consumer will receive a refund of $40 in the form of a credit for use at Target stores or online at www.target.com, or the amount on the purchase receipt if higher.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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: Contact Target at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT daily to receive a prepaid return label to return the blankets by mail or return to any Target store. Go online at https://help.target.com/help/RedirectArticleToDetail?articleId=kA95d000000sY5c&clickSearchVar=Search+Results&searchQuery=Recalled%3A%20Target%20Childrens%20Pillowfort%20Weighted%20Blankets&articleTitle=Target+Childrens+Pillowfort+Weighted+Blankets or www.target.com and click on “Recall Information”, then on “Home Goods” for more information. Consumers can also click the “Products Recalls” tab on Target’s Facebook page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Pillowfort Weighted Blankets. The blankets weigh 6 pounds, measure 60 inches long and 40 inches wide and have a removable, waterproof, washable cover. The blankets come in eight prints or colors including unicorn white, space navy, pink, blue, gray, buffalo plaid red, blue constellation, and unicorn pink. Item numbers 097-02-0140 (Unicorn - White), 097-02-0148 (Space Navy), 097-02-0361(Pink), 097-02-0363 (Blue), 097-02-0364 (Gray), 097-02-1603 (Buffalo Plaid - Red), 097-02-3904 (Blue Constellation) and 097-02-3905 (Unicorn - Pink) are printed on the fabric tag attached to the removable covers of the blankets.
About 204,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Pillowfort™ Weighted Blankets.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 9 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket – Unicorn – White
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket – Space Navy
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket – Pink
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket – Blue
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket – Gray
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket – Buffalo Plaid – Red
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket – Blue Constellation
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket – Unicorn – Pink
- Recalled Pillowfort Weighted Blanket label located on the removable cover
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Target Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Exclusively at Target stores nationwide and online at www.target.com. The blankets were sold from December 2018 through September 2022 for $40.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
A 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl reportedly became entrapped in the cover of the weighted blanket and died due to asphyxia at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in April 2022. Target has received four reports of children becoming entrapped in these weighted blankets, including the two fatalities.
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.