Kolcraft, Playskool Double Reward for Return of Recalled Portable Cribs
Kids’ product recall 99-021. Announced by CPSC on Nov 17, 1998.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 17, 1998. Copied from CPSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 11,000 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 cribs have rotating top rail hinges. These top rails can collapse, entrapping children and suffocating them.
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What should you do?
Despite a nationwide effort over the past five years to alert the public about this recall, some of the 11,000 cribs originally sold could still be in use. To get these products back, Kolcraft and Playskool are doubling the reward for each returned crib from $60 to $120. In addition to the $120 reward, Kolcraft and Playskool, a subsidiary of Hasbro, are taking further steps to get the word out, including mailings to daycare centers, notices in new products and posting of details regarding the reward on Hasbro’s web site at www.hasbro.com under Consumer Affairs Safety Message. Consumers who own these cribs should stop using them immediately. Anyone who sees one in a day care center, at a baby-sitters, in the home of a friend or relative, or at a garage sale or secondhand store, should inform the caregiver or seller about the recall and reward.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For instructions on how to return the crib and receive a $120 Child Saver Reward, call Kolcraft at (800) 453-7673.
Which ones are recalled?
The Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribs have two nylon mesh sides and two blue solid plastic ends. “Playskool” appears in white letters on a red background on each end. The portable crib folds in the center for storage and handling. Date Recalled Product and Firm Number/Dates Sold Remedy 35606 Evenflo “Happy Camper,” “Happy Cabana,” and “Kiddie Camper” Portable Play Yards 1.2 million units sold between 1990 and 1997 Free hinge covers Call firm 800-447-9178 35390 Century “Fold-N-Go Models 10-710 and 10-810” Portable Play Yards 212,000 units sold between 1993 and 1996 Free repair Call Graco, which now owns the “Century” brand name, at 800-345-4109 35390 Draco “All Our Kids” (models 742 and 762) Portable Cribs/Play Yards 13,000 units sold between 1992 and 1995 Stop use and destroy (Firm out of business) 34700 Baby Trend “Home and Roam” and “Baby Express,” Portable Cribs/Play Pens, manufactured before 1995 100,000 units sold between 1992 and 1994 Free repair Call firm 800-328-7363 34017 Kolcraft “Playskool Travel-Lite” Portable Cribs 11,600 units sold between 1990 and 1992 $120 reward Call firm 800-453-7673
About 11,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 6 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Playskool, Pawtucket, R.I.
- Distributed by Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., Chicago, Ill.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
In all, six children have died in Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026.