When using a drop-side crib, parents should check to make sure the drop side or any other moving part operates smoothly. Make sure to tighten hardware from time to time to keep the crib sturdy. Important Message from CPSC:ĬPSC would like to remind parents not to use any crib with missing, broken or loose parts. Consumers should contact the store where the crib was purchased to receive a refund, replacement crib or store credit. The recalled cribs were sold at Walmart, Target, Babies R Us and other stores nationwide for between $150 and $300. The name "Simplicity Inc." or "Simplicity for Children" appears on a label on the crib's mattress-support frame and/or the crib's end panels.
This recall involves ALL Simplicity cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames regardless of model number. Simplicity drop-side cribs could still be in use by parents or caregivers who are unaware of the recalls or by those who received a repair kit to immobilize the drop side from Simplicity when the firm was still in business. All Simplicity drop-side cribs have previously been recalled for a hazard involving the drop side. Do not attempt to fix these cribs.ĭue to the fact that Simplicity and its successor, SFCA Inc., are no longer in business, CPSC has limited information about the number of cribs sold. CPSC is aware of 13 additional incidents involving the recalled cribs collapsing due to the metal mattress- support frame bending or detaching, including one child entrapment that did not result in injury, and one child who suffered minor cuts to his head when his mattress collapsed and he fell out of the crib.ĬPSC staff urges parents and caregivers to stop using these cribs immediately and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. who suffocated when he became entrapped between the crib mattress and the crib frame in April 2008.
The crib's tubular metal mattress-support frame can bend or detach and cause part of the mattress to collapse, creating a space into which an infant or toddler can roll and become wedged, entrapped or fall out of the crib.ĬPSC has received a report of a one-year-old child from North Attleboro, Mass.
These cribs pose a risk of serious injury or death due to entrapment, strangulation, suffocation and fall hazards to infants and toddlers. This recall includes fixed-side and drop-side cribs. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing the recall of all Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames.
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