About 1 Million Simplicity Cribs Recalled Due To Failures Resulting in Infant De...
Reason for Recall / 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.
Product Description & Identification
The recalled Simplicity crib models include: Aspen 3 in 1, Aspen 4 in 1, Nursery-in-a-Box, Crib N Changer Combo, Chelsea and Pooh 4 in 1. The recall also involves cribs that used the Graco logo: Aspen 3 in 1, Ultra 3 in 1, Ultra 4 in1, Ultra 5 in 1, Whitney and the Trio. The recalled cribs have one of the following model numbers, which can be found on the label attached to the headboard: 4600, 4605, 4705, 5000, 8000, 8324, 8800, 8740, 8910, 8994, 8050, 8750, 8760, and 8996.
Affected Products
Simplicity Drop-side Cribs
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2007/About-1-Million-Simplicity-Cribs-Recalled-Due-To-Failures-Resulting-in-Infant-Deaths |
| Title | About 1 Million Simplicity Cribs Recalled Due To Failures Resulting in Infant Deaths |
| Hazards › Name | 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. |
| Injuries › Name | 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. |
| Products › Name | Simplicity Drop-side Cribs |
| Products › Type | Cribs |
| Products › Category I D | 1902 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 1 million |
| Recall I D | 3735 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Importers › Name | Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa. |
| Retailers › Name | Department stores, children's stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from January 1998 through May 2007 for between $100 and $300. |
| Recall Date | 2007-09-21T00:00:00 |
| Description | The recalled Simplicity crib models include: Aspen 3 in 1, Aspen 4 in 1, Nursery-in-a-Box, Crib N Changer Combo, Chelsea and Pooh 4 in 1. The recall also involves cribs that used the Graco logo: Aspen 3 in 1, Ultra 3 in 1, Ultra 4 in1, Ultra 5 in 1, Whitney and the Trio. The recalled cribs have one of the following model numbers, which can be found on the label attached to the headboard: 4600, 4605, 4705, 5000, 8000, 8324, 8800, 8740, 8910, 8994, 8050, 8750, 8760, and 8996. |
| Recall Number | 07307 |
| Consumer Contact | The firm appears to no longer conduct day-to-day operations. Call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772. |
| Last Publish Date | 2014-05-23T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |