| Product name |
Drop-Side Cribs (WARNING) |
| Description |
Warning on Drop-Side Cribs - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is once again warning parents and caregivers about deadly hazards with drop-side cribs. |
| Problem |
Drop-Side Hazards - CPSC technical staff has determined drop-side cribs generally have a tendency to be less structurally sound than cribs with four fixed sides. Drop-side hardware is prone to break, deform or experience other problems during normal or foreseeable use. The older the crib, the more problems can be expected. When drop-side hardware breaks or deforms, the drop side can detach in one or more corners from the crib. If an infant or toddler rolls or moves into the space created by a partially detached drop side, the child can become entrapped or wedged between the crib mattress and the drop side and suffocate. Infants can also strangle in the "V" shape formed by a drop side that detaches in an upper corner. |
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| Company |
CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at 301-595-7054. |
| Dates sold |
For additional information on advice to consumers, please visit the CPSC press release at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10225.html |
| Date posted |
05/11/2010 |
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