Pottery Barn Kids Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards
Recall at a glance
- Recall number
- 10-302 (CPSC)
- Recall date
- July 14, 2010
- Brand
- Pottery Barn Kids
- Category
- Baby and nursery
- Products
- Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs
- Hazard
- Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards
- Hazard type
- Falls and tip-oversPoisoning and toxic substancesSuffocation and strangulation
- Units
- About 82,000
- Made in
- Canada, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Italy
- Last updated by CPSC
- May 23, 2014
What was recalled
This recall involves all Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs regardless of the model number. Pottery Barn Kids is printed on a label attached to the crib headboard or footboard.
Is my product affected?
Compare your product with the details below, including model numbers where listed.
- Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs · About 82,000 units
Photos from the recall notice
Where it was sold
Companies named in the notice: Exclusively through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog, www.potterybarnkids.com , and at Pottery Barn Kids retail stores nationwide from January 1999 through March 2010 for between $300 and $600.; Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., of San Francisco, Calif..
Injuries or incidents reported
CPSC and Pottery Barn Kids have received 36 reports of drop sides that have malfunctioned or detached, resulting in seven minor injuries when children fell out of the cribs or got their legs caught between the mattress and the drop side. One child became entrapped at the head between the drop side and crib mattress but was freed without injury.
Consumer contact
For additional information, contact Pottery Barn Kids at (877) 804-3847 between 7 a.m. and midnight 7 days a week or visit the firm's website at www.potterybarnkids.com
Recall history and context
Pottery Barn Kids appears in 14 CPSC recalls on record. See all Pottery Barn Kids 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?
Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs (About 82,000 units). This recall involves all Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs regardless of the model number.
Why was it recalled?
CPSC lists the reason as: Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards.
What should I do if I own one?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs, inspect the hardware to make sure it is not broken, and contact Pottery Barn Kids to receive a free fixed-gate conversion kit that will immobilize the drop side.
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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.