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RecallMar 13, 2025· Safety gear· Toddlers (1–3)

HabiLife Direct Safety Gates

Official title: Safety Gates Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Children from Entrapment Hazard; Violation of Federal Regulation for Gates and Enclosures; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com by HabiLife Direct

Entrapment
Recalled HabiLife safety gate - white
Recalled HabiLife safety gate - white · Photo: CPSC
Recalled HabiLife safety gate - gray
Recalled HabiLife safety gate - gray · Photo: CPSC
Recalled HabiLife safety gate - black
Recalled HabiLife safety gate - black · Photo: CPSC
Retractable Safety Gate and "Model number: SG021" are printed on a white label located on the inside of the gate's frame.
Retractable Safety Gate and "Model number: SG021" are printed on a white label located on the inside of the gate's frame. · Photo: CPSC

HabiLife Direct is recalling retractable mesh safety gates, model SG021, marketed as baby or dog gates and sold on Amazon.com. The gates violate federal safety regulations because a child's torso can fit through the opening between the gate and the floor, posing a risk of serious injury or death from entrapment.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the recalled gates immediately and contact HabiLife Direct for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to destroy the gates by cutting the mesh and disposing of the gates. Consumers must send a photo of the destroyed gates to service@hblife.fans. HabiLife Direct and Amazon are contacting all known purchasers directly.

Contact: HabiLife Direct collect at 771-232-2236 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or email at service@hblife.fans.

How common was it?

NicheAbout 880 sold at Amazon, about 5 months

Fewer than about 5,000 sold, or sold in only a few places. Most families won't have one.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

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

Sold at

Amazon.com from September 2024 through January 2025 for between $35 and $45.

Units

About 880

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

SG021

Brand

HabiLife

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Mar 13, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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