About the Recalled Product
The Simmons Kids Beautyrest Deluxe 3-in-1 Activity Rocker, Feeder, and Sleeper is one of several brand variants covered under CPSC Fast Track Recall No. 20-061, issued January 29, 2020. The same recall covers the identical product sold as the Delta Children Deluxe 3-in-1 Activity Rocker, Feeder and Sleeper, the Beautyrest Beginnings version, and the Disney Baby Minnie Mouse edition — all sharing model numbers 27404-2255, 27404-437, 27404-758, and 27404-942, which appear on a label affixed to the product frame.
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Delta Enterprise Corp. and the CPSC announced Recall No. 20-061 on January 29, 2020, in a coordinated action also covering inclined sleepers from Summer Infant, Graco, and Evenflo — a single-day sweep totaling more than 165,000 recalled units across all four companies [1]. Consumer safety advocates noted that inclined sleepers had been linked to at least 73 infant deaths since the products were introduced, and called on manufacturers and retailers to ensure the recalled units were removed from homes and daycare centers nationwide [2]. No deaths or injuries were attributed specifically to the Delta or Simmons Kids products at the time of the recall, but the CPSC found the same suffocation hazard present in their design and issued the recall without waiting for product-specific fatalities to be reported [3].
The Inclined Sleep Hazard
Inclined sleepers position infants at an angle steeper than 10 degrees — a design that pediatric safety science and the American Academy of Pediatrics have established is incompatible with safe infant sleep. When a newborn falls asleep in this inclined position, the head can slump forward and compress the airway, or the infant can shift onto its side or stomach, pressing its face into the soft padded surface.
Newborns and young infants cannot reposition themselves when an airway obstruction develops. Because these products were designed and sold specifically for infants from birth to six months — the most vulnerable developmental window — the inclined sleep hazard is not a misuse issue; it is a design defect that affects any infant placed in the product as directed.
The Beautyrest Name on a Dangerous Product
The Simmons Kids Beautyrest brand carries a reputation built on mattress and sleep product quality. Attaching that name to an inclined sleeper — and calling the product a “Feeder and Sleeper” — communicated to parents that the inclined position was both appropriate and endorsed for infant sleep. A caregiver who chose the Simmons Kids Beautyrest version specifically because the brand name suggested sleep expertise had no basis to question whether the product was safe.
The “3-in-1” marketing framing — positioning the product as an activity rocker, a feeder, and a sleeper in one — further normalized the inclined sleep function and made clear that using it as a sleep surface was an intended, manufacturer-approved use rather than a misuse. That design and marketing combination is at the heart of a product liability claim.
One Recall Covering Multiple Brand Names
The January 2020 recall reveals that the Simmons Kids Beautyrest Deluxe 3-in-1 and the Delta Children, Beautyrest Beginnings, and Disney Baby Minnie Mouse versions are the same product sold under different licensed brand names. Each name — Simmons Kids, Beautyrest, Disney Baby — carried its own consumer trust, and each was used to sell a product with the same defective inclined sleep design.
The use of multiple well-known brand licenses to market a single defective product to different consumer audiences broadens both the reach of the harm and the number of potential plaintiffs — families who purchased under any of the four brand names are covered by the same recall and may have claims arising from the same underlying defect.
Reported Incidents
No deaths or injuries specific to the Simmons Kids Beautyrest Deluxe 3-in-1 Activity Rocker, Feeder, and Sleeper were reported to the CPSC at the time of the January 29, 2020 recall. The 73 confirmed infant deaths linked to inclined sleepers as a product category span multiple manufacturers and brands across the years these products were sold nationwide.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
If you purchased a Simmons Kids Beautyrest Deluxe 3-in-1 Activity Rocker, Feeder, and Sleeper and were not offered a full refund, or if your child was injured while in one of these products, you may have a product liability claim against Delta Enterprise Corp. Contact an attorney promptly, as state filing deadlines apply.
What to Do Now
Stop using the recalled product immediately and do not use any inclined sleeper as a sleep surface for an infant under any circumstances. Contact Delta Children at 1-800-377-3777 (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ET) or visit deltachildren.com and click “Recall Center” to request a cash refund or voucher. Always place infants on their backs on a firm, flat surface — a crib, bassinet with a flat mattress, or play yard — with only a fitted sheet and no loose bedding, pillows, or padding.
References
1. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Delta-Enterprise-Corp-Recalls-Incline-Sleeper-with-Adjustable-Feeding-Position-for-Newborns-to-Prevent-Risk-of-Suffocation
2. https://pirg.org/edfund/?p=1240
3. https://www.wtvy.com/content/news/Four-companies-recall-more-than-165000-infant-incline-sleepers-due-to-suffocation-risk-567426681.html