About the Recalled Product
The recall covers only the inclined sleeper accessory included with all models of the Fisher-Price Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yard — not the play yard itself, the changing station clutch, or the carry bag. Affected model numbers are CBV60, CHP86, CHR06, CJK24, and DJD11, which appear on a fabric label inside the play yard and on the back of the inclined sleeper pad. The products were sold at juvenile product stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from October 2014 through June 2019 at prices ranging from $90 to $110.
Latest Updates
Fisher-Price and the CPSC announced Fast Track Recall No. 19-151 on June 27, 2019, warning that infants can roll from their backs to their stomachs or sides in inclined sleep products — a position that can cause suffocation — and directing consumers to immediately stop using the inclined sleeper accessory [1]. The recall followed Fisher-Price’s April 2019 recall of 4.7 million Rock ‘n Play Sleepers, which the CPSC had linked to more than 30 infant deaths — making the Ultra-Lite recall the second time in less than two months that Fisher-Price was forced to act on the inclined sleep hazard its own products posed [2]. No deaths or injuries specific to the Ultra-Lite inclined sleeper accessory were reported at the time of the recall; consumers were directed to contact Fisher-Price at 800-432-5437 or at service.mattel.com for a refund or voucher [3].
A Hazard Bundled Inside a Play Yard
The inclined sleeper accessory was not sold separately — it was included inside the Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yard as one component of a multi-function product. A parent who purchased the play yard for its portability and versatility received the inclined sleeper as part of the package, without any separate purchasing decision or product label that would have directed them to evaluate the sleeper’s safety independently.
Once placed in the play yard, the inclined sleeper accessory appeared to be an integrated, manufacturer-approved sleep surface — because it was. Fisher-Price designed, bundled, and marketed the inclined sleeper as a feature of the Ultra-Lite play yard for nearly five years before recalling it.
No Safety Testing for Eight Years
Reporting by The Washington Post found that Fisher-Price developed its inclined sleeper products without conducting clinical research or safety testing before bringing them to market — and that the first formal safety tests were not performed until eight years after the products were already being sold to families with newborns. For the Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yard, that means the inclined sleeper accessory was bundled with a consumer product and marketed to parents for years without the company having established that it was safe for infant sleep.
A manufacturer that sells an infant sleep product without testing it, continues selling it after the hazard becomes known across the inclined sleeper category, and only recalls it after a separate product line produces more than 30 infant deaths has a significant products liability exposure — and families who were harmed in the interim have strong grounds to seek compensation.
Fisher-Price’s Second Inclined Sleeper Recall in Two Months
The June 27, 2019 Ultra-Lite recall came approximately two months after the April 2019 recall of 4.7 million Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleepers — at that time one of the largest infant product recalls in history. The sequence matters: when Fisher-Price recalled the Rock ‘n Play, it had already been selling the Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yard with an inclined sleeper accessory for nearly five years. The company knew the inclined sleep hazard was real enough to pull 4.7 million units of one product, yet the Ultra-Lite accessory remained on sale until a second recall was issued two months later.
At least four families filed a joint lawsuit against Fisher-Price alleging their infants suffocated in inclined sleepers, citing the company’s failure to conduct adequate safety testing and its decision to continue selling these products after the hazard was known.
Reported Incidents
No deaths or injuries specific to the Fisher-Price Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yard inclined sleeper accessory were reported to the CPSC at the time of the June 27, 2019 recall. The recall was issued based on the inclined sleep hazard established across the product category — including the more than 30 infant deaths linked to the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play — rather than in response to Ultra-Lite-specific fatality reports.
Can I Join the Class Action Lawsuit?
If you purchased a Fisher-Price Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yard and were not offered a full refund, or if your child was injured while sleeping in the inclined sleeper accessory, you may have a claim in an Ultra-Lite Play Yard recall class action lawsuit against Fisher-Price and its parent company Mattel. Contact an attorney promptly, as state filing deadlines apply.
What to Do Now
Remove the inclined sleeper accessory from the Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yard immediately and do not use it as a sleep surface. You may continue using the play yard, changing station clutch, and carry bag. Contact Fisher-Price at 800-432-5437 (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ET) or visit service.mattel.com and click “Recalls & Safety Alerts” to request your refund or voucher. Always place infants on their backs on a firm, flat surface — the play yard’s flat bassinet or the crib mattress — with only a fitted sheet and no loose bedding.
References
1. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/Fisher-Price-Recalls-Inclined-Sleeper-Accessory-Included-with-Ultra-Lite-Day-Night-Play-Yards-Due-to-Safety-Concerns-About-Inclined-Slee-Products
2. https://www.wptv.com/news/national/fisher-price-recalls-another-inclined-sleeper-amid-reports-of-infant-deaths
3. https://abc7ny.com/post/fisher-price-recalls-71000-inclined-infant-sleeper-accessories/5368107/