Cribs Recalled After 3 Deaths

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Last Tuesday, more than 500,000 cribs were recalled after the death of 3 infants. Generation 2 Worldwide and ChildESIGNS cribs have plastic hardware that can break and allow the drop side to detach. Also, the mattress supports can break away from the crib frames. Both of these defects create gaps where a small child can be trapped and suffocate or strangle. These cribs were sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Walmart, and other stores.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received 3 reports of children who died after getting trapped in gaps between the drop sides of their cribs and mattresses. There have also been 20 other reports of incidents involving detached dropsides and 8 reports of incidents involving detached mattress supports.

The cribs were made by Generation 2 Worldwide, which went out of business in 2005. Crib owners should contact the place of purchase for information on remedies including refunds, replacements, and store credit. CPSC says owners should contact the agency if they have difficulty getting a remedy.