CPSCGeneral Alert
Pottery Barn Kids Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocati...
Published: July 14, 2010Recall ID: 10302Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The cribs' drop-sides can detach when hardware breaks, creating a space into which a young child can become entrapped, which can lead to suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib. Drop side incidents also occur due to incorrect assembly and with age-related wear and tear.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves all Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs regardless of the model number. Pottery Barn Kids is printed on a label attached to the crib headboard or footboard.
Affected Products
Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2010/Pottery-Barn-Kids-Recalls-to-Repair-Drop-Side-Cribs-Due-to-Entrapment-Suffocation-and-Fall-Hazards |
| Title | Pottery Barn Kids Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/962d6af21bc9493cb19bc089fdad95b6.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled drop-side crib |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/ec6112bd6dc647afb2ecc1156fe9251b.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled drop-side crib |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/ad0e768444404825b5afe0d21ff52ed8.jpg |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Recalled drop-side crib |
| Images › 4 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/b50950bfbefe4926a562b6931a8319d2.jpg |
| Images › 4 › Caption | Recalled drop-side crib |
| Hazards › Name | The cribs' drop-sides can detach when hardware breaks, creating a space into which a young child can become entrapped, which can lead to suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib. Drop side incidents also occur due to incorrect assembly and with age-related wear and tear. |
| Injuries › Name | CPSC and Pottery Barn Kids have received 36 reports of drop sides that have malfunctioned or detached, resulting in seven minor injuries when children fell out of the cribs or got their legs caught between the mattress and the drop side. One child became entrapped at the head between the drop side and crib mattress but was freed without injury. |
| Products › Name | Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs |
| Products › Type | Cribs |
| Products › Category I D | 1902 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 82,000 |
| Recall I D | 295 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs, inspect the hardware to make sure it is not broken, and contact Pottery Barn Kids to receive a free fixed-gate conversion kit that will immobilize the drop side. |
| Retailers › Name | Exclusively through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog, www.potterybarnkids.com , and at Pottery Barn Kids retail stores nationwide from January 1999 through March 2010 for between $300 and $600. |
| Recall Date | 2010-07-14T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves all Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs regardless of the model number. Pottery Barn Kids is printed on a label attached to the crib headboard or footboard. |
| Distributors › Name | Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., of San Francisco, Calif. |
| Recall Number | 10302 |
| Consumer Contact | For additional information, contact Pottery Barn Kids at (877) 804-3847 between 7 a.m. and midnight 7 days a week or visit the firm's website at www.potterybarnkids.com |
| Last Publish Date | 2014-05-23T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › 1 › Country | Canada |
| Manufacturer Countries › 2 › Country | Malaysia |
| Manufacturer Countries › 3 › Country | China |
| Manufacturer Countries › 4 › Country | Taiwan |
| Manufacturer Countries › 5 › Country | Vietnam |
| Manufacturer Countries › 6 › Country | Indonesia |
| Manufacturer Countries › 7 › Country | Italy |