CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT
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.
Simplicity Cribs Recalled by Retailers; Mattress-Support Collapse Can Cause Suffocation and Strangulation
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.
Required Consumer Action
CPSC staff urges parents and caregivers to stop using these cribs immediately and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby; do not attempt to fix these cribs. Consumers should contact the store where the crib was purchased to receive a refund, replacement crib or store credit.
Contact Information
Simplicity and its successor, SFCA Inc., are no longer in business. Call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772.
Recall Details
Sold At
Walmart, Target, Babies R Us and other stores nationwide for between $150 and $300.
Injuries
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. CPSC is aware of 13 additional incidents involving the recalled cribs collap
Recall Number
10211
Product Information
Product Name
Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames
Product Type
Cribs
Distributed By
Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc. of Reading, Pa. (the firms are no longer in business)
Manufactured In
China