Major Baby Crib Recall after 3 deaths

Take a good look if you have a baby in a crib.

What took so long to notice a defect in the cribs. This recall goes back from Jan 1998 - May 2007. Someone at the manufacturer was obviously sleeping for almost 10 years. Not good at all.

About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs have been recalled after three children became entrapped and suffocated. The recall was announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday, more than two years after a California lawyer says he alerted the federal agency about a 9-month-old who died in a faulty crib.

The cribs, which were made in China, were sold in department stores, children’s stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from January 1998 through May 2007 for between $100 and $300.


What Cribs have been recalled?

Friday's recalled Simplicity crib models include: Aspen 3 in 1, Aspen 4 in 1, Nursery-in-a-Box, Crib N Changer Combo, Chelsea and Pooh 4 in 1. The recalled cribs with the Graco logo are the Aspen 3 in 1, Ultra 3 in 1, Ultra 4 in 1, Ultra 5 in 1, Whitney and the Trio.
The cribs have one of the following model numbers: 4600, 4605, 4705, 5000, 8000, 8324, 8800, 8740, 8910, 8994, 8050, 8750, 8760 and 8996. The numbers are on the envelope attached to the mattress support and on the label attached to the headboard.

The company is offering free repairs for cribs with older hardware. For more information, consumers can contact Simplicity at 888-593-9274.

Full 4 minute video from The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that will explain everything



Some important links for more information :

Click Here for Recall Information from the Manufacturer, Simplicity for Children


Click Here for the official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Release