Eddie Bauer Play Yards Recalled

May 2009

A recall has been announced for over 70,000 Eddie Bauer Soothe & Sway Play Yards. The bassinet portion of the defective product poses a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation to children.

The play yard’s rocking bassinet attachment can tilt even when secured in the non-rocking mode or can remain tilted while in the rocking mode. This can cause an infant to roll to the corner or side of the bassinet and become wedged in the corner or pressed against the side or bottom of the bassinet.

Eddie Bauer and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have received 10 reports of infants rolling to one side, including six whose faces pressed against the side or the bottom of the bassinet. According to reports, one child was turning purple and was out of breath when found.

The recall involves Eddie Bauer Soothe & Sway convertible portable play yards with a bassinet and changing station feature. Models included in the recall are 05046 (all units) and 05044 units manufactured before December 1, 2008. The units were sold at Target, Sears, and Burlington Coat Factory stores nationwide and online from January 2008 through May 2009. The CPSC advises consumers to immediately stop using the bassinet attachment of the play yard.