The Recall Desk
Our severity:CriticalCPSC·10056·Announced 2009-12-08

Amby Baby Motion Beds Recalled Due to Infant Suffocation Deaths

CPSC recalls Amby Baby Motion Beds after two infant suffocation deaths. Consumers should stop using and discard the product.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly reports two infant suffocation deaths, which meets the rubric criterion for a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling Amby Baby Motion Beds because the side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause an infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the fabric and mattress pad, creating a suffocation hazard. The product consists of a steel frame and a fabric hammock connected by a large spring and metal crossbar.

Amby Baby is aware of two infant suffocation deaths associated with the product: a 4-month-old girl in Lawrenceville, Ga., in June 2009, and a 5-month-old boy in Gresham, Ore., in August 2009. About 24,000 units were sold from January 2003 through October 2009 via Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers for about $250.

The manufacturer, Amby Baby USA, is no longer in business, and the repair kit is no longer available. Consumers who have not received the repair kit should immediately stop using the product and discard it.

The recalled product

Product
Amby Baby Motion Beds
Manufacturer
Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Category
Consumer Product — Bassinets/Baby Hammocks
Hazard
Affected units
24,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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