Facts
- Recall number
- 10211
- Date
- Apr 29, 2010
- Company
- Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc.
- Units affected
- Not stated
- Product
- Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames
- Product type
- Cribs
- Hazard
- Entrapment
The product
This recall involves ALL Simplicity cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames regardless of model name or model number. 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.
What can happen
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.
The fix
Consumers should contact the store where the crib was purchased to receive a refund, replacement crib or store credit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- who suffocated when he became entrapped between the crib mattress and the crib frame in April 2008.
- Sold at
- Walmart, Target, Babies R Us and other stores nationwide for between $150 and $300.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames?
Consumers should contact the store where the crib was purchased to receive a refund, replacement crib or store credit.
What is the hazard?
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.
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.