FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2001
Release # 01-087
Simmons Recall Hotline: (800) 421-2951 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC, Simmons Announce Recall to Repair Cribs
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Simmons Juvenile Products, of New London, Wis., is
voluntarily recalling more than 68,600 cribs for repair. Bracket hooks
that are used to position the height of the mattress can break, causing
the mattress to collapse. Babies can become trapped and suffocate when
this happens.
In the past four months, Simmons has received more than 800
reports of bracket hooks breaking. In one case, a 6-month-old hit his
chin on the side rail when the mattress dropped.
Simmons is offering a free repair kit, which includes replacement
brackets and instructions. The repair can be made easily in the home.
Most of the recalled Simmons cribs were made in 1998. Those sold
at Sears were made in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Only "98" cribs of all models are recalled, except for Sears cribs. For Sears cribs (which are model numbers 025260 and 065060), the years "98" "99" and "00" are recalled because the problem bracket hooks were used all three years. The brackets on all other Simmons cribs except for Sears changed to different type attachments after 1998. The cribs were sold under the
name "Little Folks". Simmons and the two-digit year of manufacture are
written on a label affixed to the crib's headboard. The year is the two-digit number following the model number. "Little Folks" is on another label affixed to the headboard. The cribs are constructed of maple or ash, and are painted or stained in more than a dozen different colors, including natural, golden and white. "Simmons" is written on the top rail. Simmons will help consumers identify if their crib is recalled.
Discount, mass merchandise, juvenile product and department
stores, including Sears, sold the cribs nationwide from January 1998
through December 2000 for between $200 and $600.
Consumers should stop using these recalled cribs immediately and
contact Simmons to receive free replacement brackets by overnight mail.
Consumers can contact Simmons anytime at (800) 421-2951 or at
www.simmonsjp.com/recall.cfm