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Repair Kits Available For Recalled Simplicity Cribs
October 26, 2007
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation
with Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa., is announcing today that a remedy
is now available for parents and caregivers who were impacted by the
September 21, 2007, voluntary recall of about 1 million Simplicity and
Graco logo cribs with older hardware. Simplicity will provide consumers
with a repair kit that immobilizes the drop-side.
After an intensive effort to develop a repair that would allow safe use
of the drop-side, CPSC staff and Simplicity have determined that the
safest repair option is to immobilize the drop-side. This repair program
will be monitored by CPSC staff and is intended to reduce the risk of
death or serious injury to infants.
The free repair kit will be sent to crib owners who have pre-registered
or who register now on
Simplicity's Web site or through Simplicity's hotline at (888)
593-9274. In addition, consumers will be offered a rebate coupon for a
future purchase as an incentive to return a reply card indicating that
they have successfully installed the repair hardware.
Simplicity will also have live operators available at (800) 858-8323 to
provide technical assistance to consumers and will make a video version
of the assembly instructions available at
Simplicity's Web site.
Consumers who, due to the condition of their crib, believe they are
unable to take advantage of the repair kit should immediately call
Simplicity at (800) 858-8323 to address their concern.
The hazard with the recalled crib is that the drop-side can detach,
which creates a dangerous gap and can lead to the entrapment and
suffocation of infants. CPSC and Simplicity are aware of three deaths in
Simplicity manufactured cribs with older style hardware, as well as
seven infant entrapments and 56 incidents with these cribs.
The Simplicity crib models with recalled hardware include: Aspen 3 in 1,
Aspen 4 in 1, Nursery-in-a-Box, Crib N Changer Combo, Chelsea and Pooh 4
in 1. The recall also involves the following Simplicity cribs that used
the Graco logo: Aspen 3 in 1, Ultra 3 in 1, Ultra 4 in 1, Ultra 5 in 1,
Whitney and the Trio.
To determine what type of hardware is on their crib, all Simplicity
consumers should call the Simplicity hotline, visit
Simplicity's Web site, or refer to the hardware photos in the press
release.
WARNING: DO NOT use the repair kit on a crib that has not been recalled.
To see this recall including a picture of the recalled product, please
go to
CPSC's web site.
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