Infant Death Prompts Recall to Repair 985,000 Delta Enterprise Drop Side Cribs; Missing Safety Pegs Can Cause Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards
Recall 09017 · Oct 21, 2008 · Delta Enterprise Corp.
985,000
units affected
985,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09017
- Date
- Oct 21, 2008
- Company
- Delta Enterprise Corp.
- Units affected
- 985,000
- Product
- Drop-Side Cribs
- Product type
- Cribs
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
The recall involves all Delta cribs manufactured in Taiwan or Indonesia, with the "Crib Trigger Lock with Safety Peg" drop side hardware design. These model numbers and country of origin can be located on the mattress support board label: 4320, 4340, 4500, 4520, 4530, 4532, 4540, 4542, 4550, 4551, 4580, 4600, 4620, 4624 (production dates 01/06 thru 11/07), 4640, 4660, 4720, 4735, 4742, 4750 (production dates 01/95 thru 12/00), 4760, 4770, 4780, 4790, 4820, 4840, 4850, 4860, 4880, 4890, 4892, 4900, 4910, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-6, 4930, 4940, 4943, 4944, 4947, 4948, 4949, 4950, 4958, 4963, 4968, 4969, 4980. The recalled cribs have date codes ranging from 1995 through December 2005 and one model (4624) was made in 2007. The model numbers are located on the top of the mattress support board.
What can happen
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.
The fix
The kit will include safety pegs in a bold color and warning labels to be affixed to the mattress board.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Sold at
- Major retailers, including Walmart, Kmart and Target.com from January 1995 through September 2007 for about $100.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled drop-side cribs?
The kit will include safety pegs in a bold color and warning labels to be affixed to the mattress board.
What is the 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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.