Another crib recall and repair kits available
My blogging colleague Liz Kay over at Consuming Interests writes about a crib recall and offers for free repair kits:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced seven manufacturers are offering free repair kits and other solutions to repair another 2 million cribs after at least 16 reports of babies getting trapped, in one case requiring hospitalization.
Most of the cribs in question are drop-side cribs, 9 million of which have now been recalled by manufacturers in the last five years, reports the Associated Press. Two of the cribs were fixed-side, however.
The affected cribs are, according to The Associated Press:
- 750,000 Jenny Lind drop-side cribs distributed by Evenflo Inc.
- 747,000 Delta drop-side cribs. Delta is also urging parents to check all fixed and drop-side cribs that use wooden stabilizer bars to support the mattress. The company says the bars can be installed upside down, causing the mattress platform to collapse.
- 306,000 Bonavita, Babi Italia and ISSI drop-side cribs manufactured by LaJobi Inc.
- 130,000 Jardine drop-side cribs imported by Toys R Us.
- 156,000 Million Dollar Baby drop-side cribs.
- 50,000 Simmons drop-side cribs.
- 40,000 to 50,000 Child Craft brand stationary-side cribs and an unknown number of Child Craft brand drop-sides. Child Craft ceased operations last summer and sold its name to Foundations Worldwide Inc., which did not manufacture or sell any of the recalled cribs but will offer rebates for some of them.
Comments
I've had my jenny crib for 16 yrs. Can I or should I get a repair kit for it?
HC//The manufacturers affected by the recall are offering free drop-side immobilizer kits for cribs manufacturered between 2000 and 2009. So, your Jenny crib would not qualify.
Posted by: michelle | June 24, 2010 8:13 PM
I believe i have the drop side crib. i have had it for almost 2 years. Should i be worried.
HC//See my comment above about which cribs qualify.
Posted by: Ashlee Tyler | June 24, 2010 10:50 PM