Hatch Baby recalls nearly 1 million popular sound machines due to electrocution risk

Hatch Baby, a popular brand among new parents, has recalled nearly 1 million AC adapters sold with its first-generation Rest sound machines because some of the items posed a shock hazard.

The company said the plastic casing surrounding the power adapter of some sound machines can come loose when unplugging the device from an outlet, “leaving the power prongs exposed and posing a shock hazard to consumers,” according to the recall alert from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The recall affects approximately 919,400 units sold in the Americas and approximately 44,352 sold in Canada with model number CYAP05 050100U.

The model number, 1.0A amps, “Jiangsu Chenyang Electron Co. LTD” and “Made in China” will be printed in black near the pins of the adapter.

The affected power adapters have a white rectangular plastic housing that plugs directly into an outlet and were not sold separately.

The recall comes after the company received 19 reports of defective power adapter housings, including two reports of consumers experiencing minor electrical shock.

The sound machines were sold online at Hatch.co and Amazon, as well as in BuyBuyBaby, Target, Walmart, Nordstrom, Pottery Barn Kids, and BestBuy stores from January 2019 through September 2022.

The item retailed for $60-70 at the aforementioned stores during this time period and on Amazon for $60-200 from January 2019 to May 2024.

Hatch is urging people with affected power adapters to immediately stop using them and contact the company for a free replacement.

Consumers will need to cut the power adapter cord, take a photo of the severed cord with the model number and upload the photo to Hatch’s website under the “adapter recall” page, along with their name and mailing address.

The CPSC also said Hatch is contacting all registered owners directly.