CPSC2008-10-21
Infant Death Prompts Recall to Repair 985,000 Delta Enterprise Drop Side Cribs; Missing Safety Pegs Can Cause Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards
Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, N.Y.
Hazard
When the safety pegs in the base of each leg of the crib are missing from the lower track, the crib locks can disengage and detach if lowered below the peg hole, creating a hazardous gap. This gap can lead to the entrapment and suffocation of an infant or toddler.
Remedy
CPSC and Delta urge parents and caregivers to immediately stop using cribs that are missing a safety peg on any leg of the crib and contact Delta to receive a free, easy-to-install repair kit. The kit will include safety pegs in a bold color and warning labels to be affixed to the mattress board. Consumers with cribs that have all safety pegs installed may continue to use the cribs; however, CPSC recommends that these consumers contact Delta for the repair kit for future assembly purposes.
Sold at
Major retailers, including Walmart, Kmart and Target.com from January 1995 through September 2007 for about $100.
Affected count
About 985,000
Injuries reported
CPSC staff is aware of a death of an 8-month-old child who became entrapped and suffocated when the drop side of the crib detached in a reassembled crib where the safety pegs were not installed. CPSC is also aware of two entrapments and nine disengagement incidents in cribs where the safety pegs were missing.
Manufactured in
Taiwan, Indonesia
Products
Drop-Side Cribs
Consumer contact
Call Delta toll-free at (800) 816-5304 anytime after 5 pm today or log on www.cribrecallcenter.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2009/Infant-Death-Prompts-Recall-to-Repair-985000-Delta-Enterprise-Drop-Side-Cribs-Missing-Safety-Pegs-Can-Cause-Entrapment-and-Suffocation-HazardsDon't want to check this manually?
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