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RecallOct 10, 2024· Sleep· Babies (0–1)

Shenzhen Jingdu Technology and Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com Gimars Playpens

Official title: Gimars Playpens Recalled Due to Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards; Violation of Federal Regulations for Play Yards; Imported by Shenzhen Jingdu Technology and Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com

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Recalled Gimars Playpen
Recalled Gimars Playpen · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Gimars Playpen basketball hoop accessory
Recalled Gimars Playpen basketball hoop accessory · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Gimars Playpen reversible mattress
Recalled Gimars Playpen reversible mattress · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Gimars Playpen reversible mattress
Recalled Gimars Playpen reversible mattress · Photo: CPSC

Gimars Playpens with Mat, sold exclusively on Amazon.com, have been recalled because they violate federal safety regulations for play yards. The included basketball hoop accessory can be a head entrapment hazard, and children can become entrapped beneath the mattress, posing a suffocation hazard.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using and keep children away from the recalled playpens. Consumers should disassemble the playpen and cut the fabric floor, mattress pad and basketball hoop accessory each into two pieces. Then, consumers should upload photos of the cut product using the online submission form or email the photos to Gimars-Aftersales@outlook.com to obtain a full refund. Shenzhen Jingdu Technology and Amazon are contacting all known purchasers directly.

Contact: Shenzhen Jingdu Technology by email at Gimars-Aftersales@outlook.com, or online at https://gimarsrecall.com/ or https://gimarsbaby.com and click "Safety Recalls" at the top of the page for more information.

How common was it?

ModerateAbout 6,200 sold at Amazon, about 9 months

Thousands to tens of thousands sold. Worth a quick check.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled playpens violate the federal safety regulations for play yards. The included basketball hoop accessory can be a head entrapment hazard and children can become entrapped beneath the mattress, posing a suffocation hazard.

Sold at

Online exclusively atwww.Amazon.com from May 2023 through January 2024 for about $80.

Units

About 6,200

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

GWL-01, GWL-02, GWL-03, GWL-04, GWL-05, GWL-06

Brand

Gimars

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Oct 10, 2024. 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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