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Report No.
20120222-4C960-2147469921
Report Date
2/22/2012
Sent to Manufacturer / Importer / Private Labeler
3/2/2012
Report Publication Date
3/16/2012
Category of Submitter
Consumer
Product Details
Product Description
KidCo PeaPod Plus Portable Children's Travel Bed Model #P201 (Red)
Product Category
Baby
Product Type
Nursery Equipment & Supplies
Product Code
Portable Cribs
Manufacturer / Importer / Private Labeler Name
KidCo, Inc
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Brand Name
KidCo PeaPod Plus Portable Children's Travel Bed Model #P201
Model Name or Number
P201
Serial Number
UPC Code
Date Manufactured
Manufacturer Date Code
Retailer
Amazon.com
Retailer State
Unspecified
Purchase Date
12/19/2011
Incident Details
Incident Description
On Dec. 23, 2011 we found our five-month-old son dead in his PeaPod Plus Portable Children's Travel Bed (Model P201). He was rolled three-quarters of the way onto his belly, face down and with his weight pressing him into in the non-breathable plastic sidingof the travel crib. As per manufacturer's instructions, we had not zippered the travel bed shut, so his legs were hanging out of the "door" of the travel bed. He may have suffocated, or he may have rolled there after/as he died from SIDS, or another cause. Regardless, though, I do not believe that this tent should be marketed as safe for infants. It is advertised as breathable, yet the area where a baby would put his face is wind-resistant and fire-resistant (according to a company spokesman who spoke with one of our friends after the incident), and is not breathable. In addition, the tent is malleable, and a baby can roll into the siding, molding his face and body into the non-breathable areas in a way that would not be possible in the more rigid siding of a [playpen].
Incident Date
12/23/2011
Incident Location
Home/Apartment/Condominium
Victims Involved
Injury Information
Death
My Relationship to the Victim
My Child
Gender
Male
Victim's Age When Incident Occurred
0 years 5 months
Additional Details
Submitter has product?
Yes
Product was damaged before incident?
N/A
Product was modified before incident?
N/A
If yes to any, explanation
I have kept the PeaPod Travel Crib at my parents' house in case investigators need to see it.
Have you contacted the manufacturer?
No
If Not, Do You Plan To?
No
Comments from the Manufacturer/Private Labeler
Comment from KidCo, Inc 3/13/2012
KidCo is deeply saddened to learn of this infant fatality through the www.saferproducts.gov site. At KidCo, our top priorities are the safety of our products. Our company is fully cooperating with the CPSC to determine if SIDS or some other cause may be involved since so little information has been provided. Tens of thousands of the P201 KidCo Pea Pod have been sold and no injuries have been reported. For more information, consumers can contact KidCo at 1-800-553-5529
CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.