"Whenever anyone asks me for baby registry recommendations, I always have to be careful not to mention a baby product that was my favorite as a new mom—because it was recalled after my babies outgrew it. Product recalls happen all the time, but in the past few months, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued recalls for a number of baby products sold on Amazon. Peter Kerin, the owner of Foresight Childproofing in Minnesota, shared in an article for Newsweek, that “over the last decade ‘it’s been an explosion of products,’ that have been sold on Amazon and may pose an injury risk to children.” Kerin added, “The bigger challenge is, in my observation, is that there aren’t a set of standards across the board for such a wide swath of products that are sold for children.”
So what can parents do? Staying on top of product and food recalls can feel like an overwhelming task, but there are a few things you can do like sending in the registration card for your new baby products and subscribing to the CPSC alerts. Additionally, before purchasing a baby product, you can check brand websites and descriptions to validate their safety testing. And if buying baby products secondhand, you’ll want to double check the product has not been part of a recall.
How to Find Amazon Recall Notifications
It’s unclear how Amazon is proactively protecting consumers by regulating retailers who can sell baby products on their site. But when recalls happen, the company does have a public page dedicated to product recalls and, if you have an Amazon account, you can visit your personal product safety alerts page based on your purchases. Amazon also alerts buyers via email if they’ve purchased a recalled product. For example, I received a notification from Amazon last summer alerting me that the Hatch Rest I’d given as a baby shower gift was part of a July 2024 product recall. Keep scrolling to find the recent recalls of baby products sold on Amazon—from stroller fans to baby gates to cribs—and what to do if you own one of these recalled products.
Nuby Stroller Fans
According to the CPSC report, “The stroller fan’s housing allows consumers’ fingers to contact the fan’s blade, posing a laceration injury hazard to small children.” The parent company, Luv n’ care, “has received seven reports of children’s fingers accessing the fan blade, resulting in six laceration injuries.” Yikes! Parents will want to stop using this one right away and contact the company for a replacement.
Recall Date: March 06, 2025
Model Numbers Affected: This recall involves Nuby Stroller Fans with three speeds, adjustable tripod legs, and a rechargeable USB port used for babies and toddlers. The flexible tripod legs wrap around the bar of the stroller. The fans are black plastic, with the Nuby brand name printed on the center on the front of the fan. Lot number N8K10X and model number 25138 are printed on a white label on the back center of the fan.
Sold: In store at Target, Baby Express, Burlington Coat Factory, and Unique Photo stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and us.nuby.com from May 2024 through June 2024.
Recall Remedy: Contact Luv n’ care at 800-588-6227 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or email [email protected].
Play Yard Mattresses
This Amazon baby product recall involves safe baby sleep and a product in violation of federal requiremets. The Hiccapop PlayPad play yard mattress has a risk of serious injury or death from entrapment or suffocation. According to the CPSC report, “The mattresses fail to meet federal thickness and dimension requirements for play yard mattresses sold separately from play yards, resulting in a dangerous gap between mattress and the play yard side. Babies have suffocated in gaps between an undersized mattress, or extra padding, and side walls of a product, especially when the infant’s face becomes trapped against the play yard or the mattress, preventing the infant from breathing.”
Recall Date: March 6, 2025
Model Numbers Affected: Hiccapop PlayPad play yard mattresses model HP-TPM-2 and “mfg. date” on or after 09/22 (September 2022).
Sold: Over 108,000 play yard mattresses were sold online at various platforms including, but not limited to, Amazon.com from March 2024 through November 2024.
Recall Remedy: The CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the manufacturer, Keezio Group LLC, of Alamo, California, doing business as Hiccapop. Keezio Group LLC has not agreed to recall these play yard mattresses or offer a remedy to consumers. However, for safety the CPSC “urges consumers to stop using and dispose of the play yard mattresses immediately. Do not sell or give away these hazardous mattresses.” Unfortunately, Ebay already has a few listings of this recalled play yard mattress.
Retractable Baby Safety Gates
Baby safety gates are registry essentials to help keep babies from falling down/climbing on stairs or keeping them contained to a safe area. And online shopping for baby gates can be daunting because there are so many similar baby gates available.
This baby product recall includes a baby gate sold exclusively on Amazon by HabiLife Direct. According to the CPSC report, “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.” Find additional information from the recall report below:
Recall Date: March 13, 2025
Model Numbers Affected: Model number SG021. Gates sold in colors white, gray, and black. The multi-use gates measure about 34 inches high with an adjustable width up to about 55 inches and have an aluminum frame. “Retractable Safety Gate” and the model number are printed on a white label located on the inside of the frame on the side of the gates’ handles.
Sold: Exclusively on Amazon.com from September 2024 through January 2025.
Recall Remedy: 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. They must also send a photo of the destroyed gates to [email protected]. HabiLife Direct and Amazon are contacting all known purchasers directly.
Toddler Tower Stools
Toddler towers have been editor and reader favorites for years. They are a fun way to get toddlers involved for counter-height activities, but this particular toddler tower is part of a 2025 recall: The Onasti Toddler Tower Stool. According to the CPSC report, the product “can collapse or tip over while in use, posing serious fall and injury hazards to children.” The company has received “four reports of the stool collapsing or tipping over, including two injuries, with one causing bruising and the other a brain injury to a toddler.” Consumers should stop using the product and contact the company for a free repair kit—more information below:
Recall Date: March 13, 2025
Model Numbers Affected: Onasti-branded toddler stools. The plastic, foldable, triangular-shaped tower stools were sold in beige/white, blue/gray, green, gray/white, light blue, and pink. They measure about 25 inches long, 24 inches wide and 32 inches tall, and have handles and an adjustable platform that can be raised or lowered from two to three steps. The Onasti logo appears on the warning label on the side of the stools.
Sold: Exclusively on Amazon.com from March 2024 through December 2024.
Recall Remedy: Stop using the product and store it away from children. Contact Blissful-Time to receive a free repair kit, including shipping. The repair kit consists of two steps, one base, and one guardrail.
Blackout Roller Window Shades
Blackout curtains and shades are so helpful for encouraging baby’s daytime naps and nighttime sleep when it’s still light outside. But they also need to be safe. Two recent blackout shades have been recalled. According to CPSC reports for Allesin and Homebox window shades, the recalled products were exclusively sold on Amazon. Both have “have long operating cords that can cause death or serious injury to children due to strangulation and entanglement hazards. The window shades are in violation of the federal regulations for window coverings and present a substantial product hazard.” Luckily, no injuries have been reported.
Recall Dates: February 20, 2025 and February 27, 2025
Brands Affected: The brand name Allesin or Homebox printed on the label sticker on the shades’ headrail. Each come in multiple colors including white, black, grey, and sage.
Sold: Exclusively on Amazon.com.
Recall Remedy: Immediately stop using the products and cut cords. Contact companies for a product refund, which require photo/video evidence of the purchased product.
South Shore Cribs
According to the South Shore cribs recall notice, the recalled Balka and Olena cribs from South Shore “may have an opening between 3 mm to 5.5 mm wider than allowed between certain slats, posing an entrapment hazard to children.” Find additional information on this recall below:
Recall Date: November 21, 2024
Model Numbers Affected: Balka and Olena cribs 12937, 12938, 13824, 13825 and 14408.
Sold at: Amazon.com, Cymax.com, Walmart.com, Southshorefurniture.com, and other websites from July 2020 through February 2024 for about $415 to $475.
Recall Remedy: Product refund. Purchasers can complete the form here.
Kathy Sisson, Senior Editor
Kathy Sisson has been a key contributor in the editorial parenting space for eight years, not only as a full-time editor at The Everymom but previously as a freelance writer for top parenting sites, including Scary Mommy, Motherly, Parent Co., and more. As an editor at The Everymom, she has produced hundreds of articles on a range of parenting topics, reviewed dozens of family-focused products, interviewed leading experts in the children and parenting world, and created viral parenting social media content. A mom of two, she is committed to sharing the honest, helpful, and often humorous stories of motherhood.