The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·25178·Announced 2025-03-13

Retractable Safety Gates Recalled for Risk of Child Entrapment

HabiLife Direct retractable safety gates (model SG021) are recalled due to an entrapment hazard where children's torsos can fit through gaps between the gate and floor. About 880 units sold on Amazon from September 2024 through January 2025.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The gates violate federal safety regulations and pose a risk-of-harm to children through entrapment, meeting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products. However, no injuries or deaths have been reported, which per the rubric limits the score to at most 3.

Plain-English summary

HabiLife Direct is recalling approximately 880 retractable safety gates (model SG021) sold through Amazon.com. The gates are marketed as baby or dog gates and feature adjustable widths up to about 55 inches with aluminum frames. They were sold in white, gray, and black.

The recalled gates violate federal safety regulations for expansion gates and expandable enclosures. A child's torso can fit through the opening between the gate and the floor, creating a risk of serious injury or death from entrapment.

The gates were sold on Amazon.com between September 2024 and January 2025 for between $35 and $45.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled gates. Contact HabiLife Direct for a full refund by calling 771-232-2236 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday) or emailing [email protected]. Consumers will be asked to destroy the gates by cutting the mesh and must send a photo of the destroyed gates to [email protected].

The recalled product

Product
Retractable Safety Gates
Category
Consumer Product
Hazard
  • entrapment
  • serious-injury
  • death-risk
Affected units
880

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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