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Simplicity Cribs Recalled by Retailers; Mattress-Support Collapse Can Cause Suffocation and Strangulation

Recall 10-211 · April 29, 2010 · Retailers

What to doCPSC 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.

Read the official CPSC notice

Recall at a glance

Recall number
10-211 (CPSC)
Recall date
April 29, 2010
Brand
Retailers
Category
Baby and nursery
Products
Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames
Hazard
Falls and tip-overs, Suffocation and strangulation hazard
Hazard type
Falls and tip-oversSuffocation and strangulation
Made in
China
Last updated by CPSC
May 23, 2014

What was recalled

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.

Is my product affected?

Compare your product with the details below, including model numbers where listed.

  • Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames

Photos from the recall notice

Picture of a Recalled Crib
Picture of a Recalled Crib
Picture of Detached Tubular Support Frame
Picture of Detached Tubular Support Frame
Picture of Bent Tubular Support Frame
Picture of Bent Tubular Support Frame
Picture of Bent Tubular Support Frame
Picture of Bent Tubular Support Frame

Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: Walmart, Target, Babies R Us and other stores nationwide for between $150 and $300.; Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc. of Reading, Pa. (the firms are no longer in business).

Injuries or incidents reported

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 collapsing, due to the metal mattress-support frame bending or detaching, including one child entrapment that did not result in injury, and one child who suffered minor cuts to his head when his mattress collapsed and he fell out of the crib.

Consumer contact

Simplicity and its successor, SFCA Inc., are no longer in business. Call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772.

Recall history and context

Retailers appears in 3 CPSC recalls on record. See all Retailers recalls.

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 238 recalls in the baby and nursery category, 59 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

Frequently asked questions

What was recalled?

Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames. This recall involves ALL Simplicity cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames regardless of model name or model number.

Why was it recalled?

CPSC lists the reason as: Falls and tip-overs, Suffocation and strangulation hazard.

What should I do if I own one?

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.

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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall data, shown as published and last updated by CPSC on May 23, 2014. Details can change; the official notice is the authority. If your product may be recalled, stop and read the notice before deciding what to do. Terms and disclaimer.