Metal Cribs Recall/Repair by Cosco
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: Nychelle White |
July 9, 1997 |
(301) 504-7063 |
Release # 97-154 |
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CPSC, Cosco Announce Recall for In-Home Repair of Full-Size Baby
Cribs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Cosco of Columbus, Ind.,
is warning consumers to check more than 390,000 full-size
metal baby cribs, manufactured since January 1995, that may
have been mis-assembled with the mattress platform being
used as a side rail. The crib side rail and mattress
platform are the same size and have been used in place of
one another. CPSC standards limit the space between side
rail slats to no more than 2 3/8 inches. If the crib's
mattress platform is used as a side rail, the distance
between the slats would be about 5 inches. Spacing this
large enables an infant to become entrapped in the side
rails, which could result in serious injury or death.
Cosco has received more than 47 reports of cribs being
mis-assembled with the mattress platform being used as a
side rail, including 27 reports of babies becoming
entrapped, resulting in one death.
The Cosco cribs are on wheels and are made of tubular
metal in a variety of colors. The cribs have date codes of
0195 or higher printed on a sticker located on the bottom of
the end panel. List of model numbers and colors:
10T01 - Solid Red, White or
Blue | 10T85 - White |
10T04 - Solid Red or White | 10T94 - White |
10T05 - Solid Red or White | 10T95 - White and
Brass |
10T06 - Multiple Colors | 10M06 - Multiple
Colors |
10T08 - White and Brass | 10M84 - Multiple
Colors |
10T14 - White | 10M85 - White |
10T84 - Multiple Colors | 10M94 -White |
Consumers should check their Cosco cribs immediately to
determine if they have been mis-assembled with the mattress
platform being used as a side rail. Consumers can
make this determination easily by trying to pass a soda can
through the slats on the side rails. If the soda can passes
through any of the slats, the crib has been mis-assembled
and consumers should stop using it immediately and call
Cosco at 800-221-6736 for instructions on properly
re-assembling the crib or to arrange for an in-home repair.
To prevent death or injury, do not use a mis-assembled crib
until it has been repaired. Cosco is offering all owners of
mis-assembled cribs a free gift to encourage them to repair
their cribs.
Cosco is also offering all consumers who own these
cribs an identification/warning sticker for placement on the
mattress platform to prevent future mis-assembly. Consumers
should call Cosco for this important sticker.
Major national retail stores and baby specialty stores
sold the cribs beginning in 1995 for about $90 to $150.