CPSC2007-09-21
About 1 Million Simplicity Cribs Recalled Due To Failures Resulting in Infant Deaths
Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa.
Hazard
The drop-side can detach from the crib, which can create a dangerous gap and lead to the entrapment and suffocation of infants. The drop-side failures result from both the hardware and crib design, which allow consumers to unintentionally install the drop-side upside down. This, in turn, can weaken the hardware and cause the drop-side to detach from the crib.
Remedy
The firm appears to no longer conduct day-to-day operations. Repair kits are no longer available to fix these recalled cribs. Parents and caregivers are advised to dispose of these cribs.
Sold at
Department stores, children's stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from January 1998 through May 2007 for between $100 and $300.
Affected count
About 1 million
Injuries reported
CPSC is aware of two deaths in Simplicity-manufactured cribs with older style hardware, including a 9-month-old child and a 6-month-old child, where the drop-side was installed upside down. CPSC is also aware of seven infant entrapments and 55 incidents in these cribs. CPSC is also investigating the death of an 8-month old child in a Simplicity crib with newer style hardware, in which the drop-side was installed upside down.
Manufactured in
China
Products
Simplicity Drop-side Cribs
Consumer contact
The firm appears to no longer conduct day-to-day operations. Call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2007/About-1-Million-Simplicity-Cribs-Recalled-Due-To-Failures-Resulting-in-Infant-DeathsDon't want to check this manually?
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