Simplicity Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Simplicity Inc. Announce Recall of Graco Branded Aspen Cribs for Suffocation Risk
The screws on the wooden mattress support can come loose, allowing a portion of the mattress to fall, posing a suffocation hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 104,000
- Reports
- 14
- Injuries
- 5
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $130
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled cribs are made of wood and have a wooden mattress support. Only cribs with wooden mattress supports and with model number 8740KCW SC and serial number 2803 SC to 1605 are included in this recall. The model and serial number are printed on the envelope attached to the mattress support.
The file
- Sold at
- Department stores, and children's product stores from August 2003 through May 2005 for about $130.
- Product type
- Cribs
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa. (The firm appears to no longer conduct day to day operations)
Incident log
Simplicity Inc. has received 14 reports of the mattress support coming loose, including eight reports of entrapment. Five injuries have been reported, including scratches and bruises to the face and head, a strained neck and a report of a child turning blue.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs. Destroy and discard the cribs. The firm is no longer in business. A remedy is no longer available.
The firm appears to no longer conduct day to day operations. Call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated DEC 21 2005; last revised APR 19 2024.