The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls children’s products more frequently than any other consumer category. Cribs, strollers, infant sleep products, car seats, toys, and baby gear fail in ways that injure and kill children every year, and the manufacturers that designed, built, and sold those products are legally responsible for the harm they cause. Nevada law gives injured children and their families a product liability claim against the entire supply chain, and it includes an important protection that most parents do not know about: when a child is the victim, the legal deadline does not expire until the child’s 20th birthday.
If your child was injured by a defective product, you do not have to navigate the legal process alone. Shook & Stone represents Nevada families in product liability cases involving children’s products, with a free initial consultation and no fee unless we win.
Why children’s products are recalled so frequently
Children interact with products differently than adults. They put things in their mouths, pull on parts not designed to be pulled, and use products in ways manufacturers claim they did not intend. But under Nevada’s strict product liability standard, the manufacturer’s obligation is to design products that are safe for reasonably foreseeable use, and a child using a toy the way children use toys is exactly the foreseeable use the manufacturer must account for.
The volume of children’s product recalls also reflects the import market. A significant portion of toys, infant sleepers, and baby gear sold in the United States, including products sold through Amazon by third-party sellers, are manufactured overseas to specifications that do not meet U.S. mandatory safety standards. The CPSC has been increasingly aggressive in pursuing these products, issuing multiple recalls in 2025 and 2026 covering products sold exclusively through Amazon that violated the mandatory small-parts ban, the infant sleep product standard, and the infant walker standard.
Common types of dangerous children’s products
Infant sleep products
Inclined infant sleepers, travel bassinets, and in-bed cosleepers have been among the most dangerous product categories the CPSC has addressed in recent years. Products that position infants at an incline can allow a sleeping infant’s head to fall forward into a chin-to-chest position that restricts breathing. Soft-sided bassinets can collapse or create entrapment gaps. In 2026, the CPSC warned consumers to immediately stop using Tuyedoqe travel bassinets due to strangulation and fall hazards, and recalled AirClub convertible bassinets for violating mandatory bedside sleeper standards. Sleep-related product defects have been connected to infant deaths.
Cribs and infant furniture
Drop-side crib designs, now banned under federal regulations adopted in 2011, were implicated in dozens of infant deaths before the rule change. Legacy products still circulate in resale markets. Beyond cribs, defective changing tables, high chairs, and infant bouncers have been recalled for structural failures, entrapment hazards, and buckle defects.
Strollers and car seats
Stroller defects typically involve hinge mechanisms that can amputate fingers, buckle failures that allow a child to fall, and wheel assemblies that collapse unexpectedly. Car seat defects are among the most serious in the children’s product category: a car seat that fails in a crash removes the child’s primary protection at the moment it is most needed. Harness webbing defects, buckle failures, and base latch defects are all recognized categories of car seat product liability claims.
Toys and small-parts hazards
Choking is the leading cause of toy-related injury in children under four. Federal law prohibits toys intended for children under three from having small parts, but enforcement depends on the CPSC’s ability to test and recall noncompliant products. In 2026, the CPSC recalled children’s activity cubes and multiple toy lines sold on Amazon for small-part violations and magnet ingestion hazards. High-powered magnet sets carry a distinct risk category: multiple magnets swallowed separately can attract through intestinal walls, causing perforations, infections, and death.
Youth ATVs and ride-on vehicles
Youth ATVs are a significant and underrecognized children’s product liability category. In April 2026, the CPSC recalled approximately 4,900 Lil Pick Up youth ATVs after one child death was reported. The vehicles failed multiple federal safety standards: excessive top speed, faulty suspension, sticky throttle, and overheating footwells. Youth ATVs that exceed federal speed limits and lack adequate safety controls are defective under both federal safety standards and Nevada strict liability law.
Types of injuries children suffer from defective products
Defective children’s products cause the full spectrum of pediatric injury: suffocation and strangulation from defective sleep products, choking injuries and esophageal or intestinal damage from toys with small parts or magnets, burns from products with electrical or thermal defects, fractures and head injuries from structural failures in furniture and ride-on toys, and lacerations from defective edges or moving parts. At the most severe end, defective children’s products cause death. In wrongful death cases, Nevada law allows the child’s estate and surviving family members to pursue full compensation from the manufacturer.
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Nevada legal rights when a child is injured by a defective product
Nevada follows strict product liability for defective products. When a children’s product injures your child, you do not have to prove the manufacturer was careless or negligent. You need to show that the product was defective when it left the manufacturer, that the defect caused your child’s injury, and that the product was being used in a reasonably foreseeable way. Strict liability applies to every party in the supply chain: the manufacturer that designed and built the product, the distributor that imported it, and the retailer that sold it, including online marketplaces in appropriate circumstances.
For a full explanation of how Nevada strict liability works in defective product cases, see our guide to Nevada product liability laws.
The statute of limitations for children in Nevada
This is one of the most important legal protections Nevada gives to injured children, and one that many families do not know exists.
Under Nevada’s general personal injury statute of limitations, an adult has two years from the date of injury to file a claim. But under NRS 11.250, the statute of limitations is tolled, meaning it does not begin to run, while the injured person is a minor. In Nevada, the age of majority is 18. That means a child injured by a defective product has until their 20th birthday to file a personal injury claim, regardless of when the injury occurred.
This protection exists because children cannot sue on their own behalf. The law recognizes that a child injured at age two, five, or twelve should not lose their legal rights because their parents did not file a lawsuit before the child turned four, seven, or fourteen. The tolling provision gives injured children the opportunity to assert their own rights when they come of age.
That said, acting sooner is always better. Evidence deteriorates. Products are repaired, discarded, or redesigned. Manufacturers go out of business or restructure. The sooner a product liability attorney can evaluate your child’s case, the more options remain available.
What parents should do immediately after a child is injured by a product
- Seek medical attention immediately. Your child’s health is the only priority. Document all medical treatment from the first visit forward.
- Preserve the product exactly as it is. Do not repair it, return it, throw it away, or allow anyone else to alter it. The defective product is the single most important piece of evidence in the case.
- Photograph everything. The product, the location where the injury occurred, the defect or failed component, and your child’s injuries as soon as medically appropriate.
- Save all documentation. Keep the original packaging, any assembly instructions, receipts, and any warranty or registration cards. Screenshot the product listing if it was purchased online.
- Report the product to the CPSC. File a report at SaferProducts.gov. Your report may trigger an investigation and protect other families.
- Do not accept any settlement offer without legal counsel. Manufacturers and their insurers sometimes contact injured families quickly with low-ball offers designed to close claims before the family understands the full value of the case. Accepting a settlement without an attorney means giving up rights you may not even know you have.
- Contact a product liability attorney. The tolling provision gives you time, but that does not mean you should wait.
For more detail on evidence preservation and the steps after a defective product injury, see our guide on what to do after a defective product injury in Nevada. For the full list of active CPSC recalls, including children’s products, see our Product Recalls Hub. If a recalled product caused your child’s injury, see our guide to suing after a product recall in Nevada.
Talk to a Nevada children’s product liability attorney
If your child was injured by a defective toy, crib, stroller, car seat, youth ATV, or any other children’s product in Nevada, Shook & Stone is here to help. Your initial consultation is free. We work on contingency, meaning you pay nothing unless we win. Call us today.
Frequently asked questions
My child was injured two years ago. Have I missed the deadline to file?
Almost certainly not. Nevada’s statute of limitations for minors is tolled until the child turns 18. Your child has until their 20th birthday to file a product liability claim, regardless of when the injury occurred. However, acting sooner gives attorneys more options to preserve evidence and build the strongest possible case.
The product was a gift and I do not have the receipt. Can I still pursue a claim?
Yes. The defective product itself is the primary evidence. A receipt helps establish the chain of distribution, but it is not required to pursue a product liability claim. If you know the brand and model, an attorney can work from there to identify the manufacturer, confirm whether a recall exists, and evaluate the defect.
The product was purchased from an Amazon third-party seller with no clear brand. Who is liable?
This is a growing area of children’s product litigation. The CPSC has increasingly targeted unbranded imports sold through Amazon for violating mandatory safety standards. Amazon’s liability as a seller or distributor of third-party marketplace products has been litigated in multiple jurisdictions, and courts have reached different conclusions depending on Amazon’s level of involvement in fulfillment and distribution. An attorney can evaluate whether Amazon, the third-party seller, the foreign manufacturer, or the importer is the appropriate defendant given the specific facts of your case.
The product was not recalled. Does that mean it was not defective?
No. A recall requires the CPSC or the manufacturer to identify and publicize a defect. Many defective products are never recalled because the defect has not yet been reported to the CPSC in sufficient numbers to trigger action, or because the manufacturer disputes the defect’s existence. Nevada strict liability does not require a recall. It requires that the product was defective and that the defect caused the injury. An engineering expert can establish those facts independent of whether a recall was ever issued.
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