Safety regulator, Simplicity Inc. Announce Recall of Graco Branded Aspen Cribs for Suffocation Risk
Recall 06058 · Dec 21, 2005 · Simplicity Inc.
104,000
units affected
104,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06058
- Date
- Dec 21, 2005
- Company
- Simplicity Inc.
- Units affected
- 104,000
- Product
- Aspen 3-in-1 Cribs, sold under the Graco Trademark
- Product type
- Cribs
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
The recalled cribs are made of wood and have a wooden mattress support. Only cribs with wooden mattress supports and with model number 8740KCW SC and serial number 2803 SC to 1605 are included in this recall. The model and serial number are printed on the envelope attached to the mattress support.
What can happen
The screws on the wooden mattress support can come loose, allowing a portion of the mattress to fall, posing a suffocation hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs. Destroy and discard the cribs. The firm is no longer in business. A remedy is no longer available.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Simplicity Inc. has received 14 reports of the mattress support coming loose, including eight reports of entrapment. Five injuries have been reported, including scratches and bruises to the face and head, a strained neck and a report of a child turning blue.
- Sold at
- Department stores, and children's product stores from August 2003 through May 2005 for about $130.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled aspen 3-in-1 cribs, sold under the graco trademark?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs. Destroy and discard the cribs. The firm is no longer in business. A remedy is no longer available.
What is the hazard?
The screws on the wooden mattress support can come loose, allowing a portion of the mattress to fall, posing a suffocation hazard to young children.
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.