Safety regulator, The Betesh Group Announce Recall of "John Lennon" Crib Mobiles
Recall 01021 · Oct 27, 2000 · The Betesh Group
47,000
units affected
47,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01021
- Date
- Oct 27, 2000
- Company
- The Betesh Group
- Units affected
- 47,000
- Product
- John Lennon crib mobiles
- Product type
- Toys (Crib)
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
John Lennon Musical Mobiles hang from white wooden dowels that attach to cribs with white clamps. "John LennonTM" and "MADE IN CHINA" is written on the wind-up music box that turns the mobile. The music box plays the song, "Imagine." The mobile has colorful wooden cut-outs of a rhinoceros, two elephants, a giraffe and a bird hanging from yellow ribbons. Below each animal is a round disk with a drawing of the animal it hangs from on the bottom.
What can happen
The screws that connect the mobile's arm assembly and crib clamp can become loose if overtightened. The arms can detach and fall into the crib, injuring the baby inside.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these mobiles immediately, and call The Betesh Group to receive a free replacement plastic mobile with stuffed animals.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Sold at
- Department and specialty stores sold these mobiles, from June 1999 through August 2000, for about $39.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled john lennon crib mobiles?
Consumers should stop using these mobiles immediately, and call The Betesh Group to receive a free replacement plastic mobile with stuffed animals.
What is the hazard?
The screws that connect the mobile's arm assembly and crib clamp can become loose if overtightened. The arms can detach and fall into the crib, injuring the baby inside.
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.