Pottery Barn Kids Recalls Sweet Lambie Crib Bumpers Due to Entanglement Hazard
Recall 13204 · May 29, 2013 · Pottery Barn Kids
12,000
units affected
12,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13204
- Date
- May 29, 2013
- Company
- Pottery Barn Kids
- Units affected
- 12,000
- Product
- Sweet Lambie Crib Bumper
- Product type
- Bumper Pads
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
This recall involves Pottery Barn Kids Sweet Lambie Bumpers manufactured from April 2009 through July 2012. The cotton bumpers are padded and fit standard cribs. Lambs in grass and lambs with trees are embroidered on the interior and exterior of the bumpers. They were available in the colors pink, blue and ivory/oatmeal. Model number "708859," "708917" or "7988348" and "Sweet Lambie Bumper" appear on a tag fastened to the bottom edge of the bumpers. The date of manufacture in MM/YYYY format is printed on a tag attached to the bumper near the model number tag.
What can happen
The thread in the decorative stitching on the bumper can loosen, posing an entanglement hazard to infants.
The fix
Consumers should immediately check the tag on the bumper for the month and year of manufacture and stop using the bumper if the date is 04/2009 through 07/2012. Consumers with recalled bumpers should contact Pottery Barn Kids for instructions on how to return the bumpers to receive a gift card in the amount of a full refund or a replacement bumper and to receive free return shipping for recalled bumpers.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received two reports of the decorative stitching coming loose and entangling children, including reports of the thread wrapping around a child's neck. No serious injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Pottery Barn Kids stores and catalogs and Pottery Barn Outlet stores nationwide, and online at potterybarnkids.com from April 2009 through July 2012 for between $129 and $149.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled sweet lambie crib bumper?
Consumers should immediately check the tag on the bumper for the month and year of manufacture and stop using the bumper if the date is 04/2009 through 07/2012. Consumers with recalled bumpers should contact Pottery Barn Kids for instructions on how to return the bumpers to receive a gift card in the amount of a full.
What is the hazard?
The thread in the decorative stitching on the bumper can loosen, posing an entanglement hazard to infants.
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.