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11 reports to CPSC, the latest made May 6, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 11reports to CPSC
  • May 6, 2019the latest report was made
  • Dec 29, 2011the earliest
  • 5with the company’s comments
Brand
Pillow Pets
Makers
Ontel Products Corporation and CJ Products, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Dolls, stuffed toys and action figuresCPSC’s product type: Dolls, Plush Toys, and Action Figures (code 1394), in Toys & Children: Toys
Other ways the reports write the brand (3)

“Pillow Pet”, “My Pillow Pets” and “pillow pet”

By month

1 report from June 2018 to May 2019; the most in May 2019, 1. 10 earlier reports, since December 2011, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
May 20191
October 20171
January 20161
March 20152
January 20151
September 20141
July 20141
January 20141
October 20131
December 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  • No one hurt 8 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made May 6, 2019, sent to the company Jun 7, 2019, published by CPSC Jun 21, 2019

    The product, in the report: 16x13x4.5 puppy shaped pillow that used to light up; light blue/yellow/light green

    I found some sort of staple/sharp copper wire type thing sticking out of my son’s pillow today. He could have lost his eye if he had turned his head on the pillow. I had washed the pillow yesterday and put it back on his bed and I did not notice a wire coming through. He told me that he didn’t do it, so it must have started coming through in the washing machine. It is supposed to be surface washed only, but I thought because the light no longer works and we don’t put batteries in it that it would be safe to wash as there was no chance of the light even working anymore. I had no idea that these kind of sharp staple/copper wire things were even in there, let alone that they could rise out of the inside of his pillow and possibly blind him. I think any parent could make this mistake and it is too dangerous to have this product out there.

    Model
    Puppy
    Where
    Gunnison, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 7, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pets, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. Seen by a doctor or nurse

    Made Oct 18, 2017, sent to the company Oct 31, 2017, published by CPSC Nov 15, 2017

    The product, in the report: Pillow Pet Multi Colored Unicorn Glow Pet

    This is Mutli Colored Unicorn Pillow Pet Glow Pet. My Daughter sleeps with it in her bed. In the middle of the night the glow pet fell from my daughters upper bunk bed and hit our other daughter on the head. The battery box zipper had come open and the battery box took a gash out of her scalp. There was alot of blood everywhere. had we not heard her cry and went right away this could have resulted in her death.

    Model
    CODE-30264
    Bought from
    Walmart
    Bought
    Dec 22, 2015, about then
    Where
    Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 5, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pets, made or sold by CJ Products, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
  3. No one hurt

    Made Jan 5, 2016, sent to the company May 10, 2016, published by CPSC Jun 1, 2016

    The product, in the report: “Glow Pets” a pet shaped light up pillow from Pillow Pets

    My children were given “Glow Pet” pillows from Pillow Pets (CJ Products) for christmas from a family member. “Glow Pets” is a pet shaped pillow pillow that light up using a battery pack inclosed within a zipper pocket on the pillow.

    After less than two weeks, I heard my daughter crying almost an hour after she had been put to bed. I went into her room to find that the battery pack had a long cord on it (over a foot long and made of three separate stands of wire) was wrapped firmly around her neck and she was obviously in destress. It would have easily strangled her.

    I firmly believe that this is a dangerous product is marketed to young children who would be easily strangled by it’s design.

    Model
    Glow Pets
    Where
    Wentzville, Missouri: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 2, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pets, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. No one hurt

    Made Mar 29, 2015, sent to the company Apr 6, 2015, published by CPSC Apr 20, 2015

    The product, in the report: Panda Pillow Pet, Black and White, standard size (43x46x13cm)

    Needle found in Pillow Pet My 6 year old daughter sleeps with her Panda Pillow Pet almost every night. One night as I was putting her to bed, I was resting on her pillow pet. I brushed my hand across the pillow and felt something sharp. My first thought was that it’s a cactus thorn since we live in AZ. I was wrong. I felt it again and actually discovered a sewing needle in the face seam of the Panda Pillow Pet. I couldn’t believe it!

    I’m so glad that I found it instead of my daughter! She could have been seriously injured! Imagine if it poked her head, face, hands... This is so horrible! She could have found it by jumping on her bed, too! What if it poked her foot or her leg!!

    Do I really need to investigate all of her pillows and stuffed animals for needles?? There is no way this should have happened!

    I even looked online to see if it’s happened before and I actually found a report from a few years ago! So, they’ve had this problem before and it wasn’t corrected? My children should not be put at risk by a pillow or a stuffed animal! Good thing she sleeps in the middle of the pillow and not by the Panda’s face where I found the needle. I have the needle and the pillow pet. I’m completely disappointed in this company.

    Serial number
    1010.2120
    Bought from
    Target
    Bought
    Dec 15, 2012, about then
    Where
    Phoenix, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 6, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pet, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  5. No one hurt

    Made Mar 23, 2015, sent to the company Apr 23, 2015, published by CPSC May 14, 2015

    The product, in the report: Purple Barney Folding Plush Pillow Pet

    My daughter woke up screaming one morning and when I got to her she had the strap of a Pillow Pet wrapped around her neck. It had velcroed to the back/side of her clothing and when she turned over the strap wrapped around her neck. The potential danger of this product is unacceptable. Especially since it is marketed as a child’s sleeping pillow.

    Model
    Barney Folding Plush Pillow Pet
    Bought from
    Amazon
    Bought
    Dec 2, 2013, about then
    Where
    Houston, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 2, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pets, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  6. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Jan 26, 2015, sent to the company Feb 3, 2015, published by CPSC Feb 19, 2015

    The product, in the report: pillow pet, glow pet , purple seal

    My daughter has (had) the seal glow pet. she was laying down resting when she noticed it smelt gross, this is when I discovered that the on switch was very hot to the touch and did smell of an electrical fire . I examined the on switch by cutting the fabric open and discovered that the switch had melted, brown marks on the wires. I am glad I caught it when we did and it did no harm to my child. if it would have gone un-noticed I fear that things could have been much worse.

    Model
    PA-16149(cn)
    Bought from
    walmart
    Bought
    Dec 2, 2014, about then
    Where
    windham, Maine: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 8, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand pillow pet, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  7. No one hurt

    Made Sep 23, 2014, sent to the company Oct 1, 2014, published by CPSC Oct 23, 2014

    The product, in the report: Pillow pets are stuffed animals with an internal battery pack that powers LED lights, making the animal glow. It can be set to “off”, “on”, or “timer”. printed on the battery case: QC PASS A2-18/2013

    Both my young children received Pillow Pets for Christmas in 2013. They used these products for one month, then sat in the closet until the evening of September 23, 2014. I replaced the batteries in both pillow pets and attempted to turn the lights on. One lit up normally, while the other did not. Unable to make it work, I left it on my son’s bed and went to put away some laundry. When I returned to their room 10 minutes later, the pillow pet was smoking and very hot to the touch, obviously catching on fire. I turned the pillow pet switch to off and gave it to my husband, who took out the batteries. Obviously, a product like this should not catch on fire.

    Model
    Pillow Pets Glow Pets
    Bought from
    Kroger
    Bought
    Dec 25, 2013
    Where
    Arlington Heights, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pets, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  8. Not said

    Made Jul 7, 2014, sent to the company Jul 15, 2014, published by CPSC Jul 29, 2014

    The product, in the report: Unicorn Pillow Pet, rainbow colored. It glows when you turn it on and then it shuts itself off after a little while.

    My daughter’s Pillow Pet wasn’t working when I tried to turn it on. I had just changed the batteries the day before, and it had worked fine. I opened it up to check the batteries and the battery case was twisted and partially melted! I took it out of her room and opened it up. The batteries were inserted correctly, so I have no idea what happened.

    Bought from
    Amazon.com
    Bought
    Dec 9, 2013, about then
    Where
    Connecticut: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pet, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Unspecified
  9. No one hurt

    Made Jan 7, 2014, sent to the company Jan 31, 2014, published by CPSC Feb 18, 2014

    The product, in the report: unicorn pillow pet

    (12/30/2013) The consumer stated that she gave the pillows to the girls About twenty minutes later one of the girls stated that she smelled something burning. The consumer investigated and found that the pillow smell like it was burning and the battery pack was hot. The consumer opened the battery pack, took the batteries out and waited for it to cool down.

    (12/31/2013) The consumer called the manufacturer. The consumer asked for a manager. The manager called her back. The manager apologized and advise the consuer that they would send a replacement. The consumer accepted replacement.

    P.S. The distributor just wrote to the consumer-responding to an email the consumer sent on 12/30/13 asking the consumer to return the glo -pet to them so they can investigate the cause. [REDACTED]

    UPC
    3554120114
    Bought from
    Bed Bath and Beyond, North Carolina
    Bought
    Dec 7, 2013, about then
    Where
    Cary, North Dakota: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pets, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  10. No one hurt

    Made Oct 22, 2013, sent to the company Nov 5, 2013, published by CPSC Nov 20, 2013

    The product, in the report: Pillow Pets “Glow Pet” Pillow, Copyright 2013 CJ Products LLC, Distributed by Ontel Products Corporation, Fairfield, NJ 07004. Lot Number: 0313.0202

    BATTERY COMPARTMENT OF CHILDS PILLOW TOY OVERHEATED AND STARTED MELTING

    Re: Pillow Pets “Glow Pet” Pillow, Copyright 2013 CJ Products LLC, Distributed by Ontel Products Corporation, Fairfield, NJ 07004. Lot Number: 0313.0202

    The battery compartment overheated and the plastic compartment started warping/melting. This compartment is inside a child’s pillow and, based on condition of battery compartment, it may very well have been close to hot enough to ignite the pillow.

    * The Glow Pet was almost new - it was only used for two weeks before overheating and melting.

    * The batteries were new and inserted correctly.

    * This compartment is inside a child’s pillow and, based on condition of battery compartment, it may very well have been close to hot enough to ignite the pillow.

    * I have some photos of the warped battery compartment that I can send.

    Model
    Pillow Pets “Glow Pet” Pillow
    Serial number
    Lot Number: 0313.0202
    Bought from
    WalMart
    Bought
    Sep 15, 2013
    Where
    Clemson, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 7, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Pillow Pets, made or sold by Ontel Products Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  11. No one hurt

    Made Dec 29, 2011, sent to the company Jan 6, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 30, 2012

    The product, in the report: Ms. Lady Bug Original 18” Red Pillow Pet Stuffed Animal

    Original Ms. Lady Bug Pillow Pet lost the ball off an antenna before a week was out (received as birthday gift July 2011), and Pee Wee Frog Pillow Pet lost an eye the very first day (received as Christmas gift December 2011).

    Model
    Ms. Lady Bug Original 18” Red Pillow Pet
    Bought from
    Gifts
    Where
    Hixson, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand My Pillow Pets, made or sold by CJ Products, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

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  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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