Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Suffocation
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2009-07-02 · 09260
Hazards
The crib's plastic hardware can break or deform, causing the drop side to detach. When the drop side detaches, it creates space between the drop side and the crib mattress. Infants and toddlers can roll into this space and become entrapped which can lead to suffocation.
Recall
Number
09260
Date
2009-07-02
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Simplicity Drop Side Cribs
Companies
Distributor(s)
SFCA Inc., of Reading, Pa. (The firms appear to no longer conduct day-to-day operations)
Country of manufacture
China
Description
This recall involves all drop side cribs with a different or "newer" style of plastic hardware from those cribs recalled in September 2007. This newer style of Simplicity hardware can be identified by a flexible plastic tab at the top of the lower tracks. The recalled model numbers include but may not be limited to: 8050, 8325, 8620, 8745, 8748, 8755, 8756, 8765, 8778, 8810, and 8994, 8995, 8996.