Simplicity Crib Recall Announced
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced a recall of all Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames because the mattress can collapse and pose entrapment, suffocation, strangulation, and fall hazards to infants and toddlers, according to an April 29 CPSC press release. The recall includes both fixed-side and drop-side cribs. The CPSC has received a report of one infant death associated with these cribs.
"CPSC has received a report of a one-year-old child from North Attleboro, Mass. who suffocated when he became entrapped between the crib mattress and the crib frame in April 2008," according to the CPSC press release. "CPSC is aware of 13 additional incidents involving the recalled cribs collapsing due to the metal mattress- support frame bending or detaching, including one child entrapment that did not result in injury, and one child who suffered minor cuts to his head when his mattress collapsed and he fell out of the crib."
The CPSC said crib owners should not attempt to fix these cribs. Immediately stop using the cribs and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for children.
Simplicity and its successor, SFCA Inc., are out of business, so the CPSC has limited information about the model numbers associated with this recall. Below is a list of the known model numbers involved in this recall, but crib owners should be aware that ALL Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames.
