Editorial context for parents, not product-legal advice. If you have a Love To Dream portable sleep machine with model LTD-SM23 and date code 7W15TN, unplug it before you finish this page.
## Background
White-noise machines live in the nursery because they are supposed to be boring. They sit on a dresser or a nightstand, run all night, and take a USB charge so they can travel. Lithium-ion packs make that portable. They also fail by heating, not by making a polite beep.
CPSC has spent years chasing coin-cell toys and flammable sleepwear. Charging mismatches are a quieter class of problem: a pack that is fine with the brick in the box and not fine with the cable already in the drawer. A nursery is a bad place for that experiment. The machine is often within arm's reach of bedding, a monitor, and a sleeping infant.
Love To Dream is better known for swaddles than for electronics. That is part of why a $60 sound machine from Target and Nordstrom lands in more cribside setups than a no-name marketplace gadget.
## What changed this week
On 24 September 2026 the CPSC posted the recall for Love To Dream portable sleep machines with night light, model LTD-SM23, date code 7W15TN. About 4,000 units. Sold February 2025 through September 2026 for about $60 at Target and Nordstrom stores and online at lovetodream.com, Amazon, Walmart marketplace, Babylist, and PoshMommy.
The lithium-ion battery can overheat if the charger is not compatible with the unit. Fire and burn hazard. No incidents reported yet. Only that model and date code are in the recall. Both print on the side of the machine and on the back of the box.
The remedy is a refund. Stop using it. Register at https://lovetodream.com/recall. Phone 833-753-3710 (9 a.m.–5 p.m. CT, weekdays) or [email protected]. Official notice: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Love-To-Dream-Recalls-Portable-Sleep-Machines-Due-to-Risk-of-Injury-from-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards.
## Competing viewpoints
The firm frames this as a charger-compatibility problem. That reading implies the unit is fine if you only use the supplied adapter. Safety advocates treat a pack that overheats with common chargers as a product that should not sit next to a crib, because parents will use the cable that is already plugged in.
Zero reported incidents is not the same as zero risk. Recalls often land before the first hospital chart. It is also not a reason to leave the unit on the nightstand "until the refund email arrives."
## What to watch next
Watch whether CPSC expands the date-code list, and whether other nursery sound machines with pouch batteries show up in the same week of filings. Watch how fast Love To Dream actually pays the refund after registration.
If you own one: confirm model and date code, unplug it, register for the refund, and do not park another lithium pack against bedding while you wait.
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