Target Recalls Weighted Blankets

Target and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have recalled about 204,000 Pillowfort weighted blankets following the deaths of two children who became entrapped in the blanket’s cover.

According to the CPSC, a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl reportedly became entrapped in the cover of the weighted blanket and died due to asphyxia at Camp Lejeune, N.C., in April 2022. Target has received four reports of children becoming entrapped in these weighted blankets, including the two fatalities.

Carried exclusively at Target stores nationwide and through Target.com, the blankets were sold from December 2018 through September 2022 for $40. They weigh 6 pounds, measure 60 inches long and 40 inches wide and have a removable, waterproof, washable cover. The blankets come in eight prints or colors including unicorn white, space navy, pink, blue, gray, buffalo plaid red, blue constellation, and unicorn pink. 

Item numbers 097-02-0140 (Unicorn - White), 097-02-0148 (Space Navy), 097-02-0361(Pink), 097-02-0363 (Blue), 097-02-0364 (Gray), 097-02-1603 (Buffalo Plaid – Red), 097-02-3904 (Blue Constellation) and 097-02-3905 (Unicorn – Pink) are printed on the fabric tag attached to the removable covers of the blankets.

Consumers who purchased the blankets should contact Target at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. central time to receive a prepaid return label. The blanket may also be returned to any Target store.