Hatch Baby announces recall for power adapters due to shock hazard

Hatch Baby power adapters recall overview: 

• Who: Hatch Baby has recalled more than 900,000 power adaptors sold with its Rest 1st Generation sound machines. 
• Why: The adapters can pose a shock hazard, and have given at least two consumers electrical shocks so far.
• Where: The Hatch Baby power adapter recall is active in the United States and Canada.

Hatch Baby has recalled more than 900,000 power adapters that were sold with one of its sound machines marketed to soothe babies and children, as the adapter can pose a shock hazard.

At least two consumers have received electrical shocks while handling the adapter so far, according to the recall, issued July 3 on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website. It applies to 919,400 power adapters sold with Rest 1st Generation sound machines in the United States and 44,352 sold in Canada. 

The Hatch Baby recall says the plastic housing surrounding the AC power adapter supplied with some Rest 1st Generation sound machines can come off when removing it from the power outlet. 

This can leave the power prongs exposed and pose a shock hazard.

So far, the firm has received 19 reports of the plastic housing surrounding the AC power adapter coming off, including two reports of consumers who experienced “a minor electrical shock.”

Hatch Baby is not currently facing legal action over the issue, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they can sometimes result in lawsuits. 

Immediately stop using the product, recall says

Consumers who have one of the adapters sold with Rest 1st Generation sound machines should immediately stop using it and contact Hatch for a free replacement, according to the Hatch Baby recall.

Consumers should unplug the cord, cut the cord on the recalled power adapter, take a photo of the adapter showing the model number and the cut cord, upload the photo, and provide their name and mailing address here, the power adapters recall says.

Hatch is contacting all registered owners directly, it said. The item was sold online at Hatch.co and Amazon.com, and at BuyBuyBaby, Target, Walmart, Nordstrom, Pottery Barn Kids and BestBuy stores nationwide from Jan. 2019 through Sept. 2022 for between $60 and $70, and on Amazon.com from Jan. 2019 through May 2024 for between $60 and $200.

In March, Yamaha Corporation of America issued a recall for around 34,500 of its Yamaha PA-10 AC Power Adapters over concerns they could crack and expose electrical wiring, creating shock and electrocution hazards. 

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