Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

This week, the news of a serious defect in cribs manufactured by Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, NY, was released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Today the agency said the voluntary recall will affect 985,000 drop side cribs. The affected cribs are missing safety pegs, which can result in entrapment and suffocation of infants and toddlers when crib locks can disengage and detach, creating a hazardous gap.

According to the CPSC release, the defect has resulted in the death of an 8-month-old child, who became entraped and suffocated. The CPSC also is aware of two additional entrapments and nine disengagement incidents in cribs where the safety pegs were missing.

The CPSC alert states that the recall involves all Delta cribs manufactured in Taiwan or Indonesia, with the “Crib Trigger Lock with Safety Peg” drop side hardware design. These model numbers and country of origin can be located on the mattress support board label: 4320, 4340, 4500, 4520, 4530, 4532, 4540, 4542, 4550, 4551, 4580, 4600, 4620, 4624 (production dates 01/06 thru 11/07), 4640, 4660, 4720, 4735, 4742, 4750 (production dates 01/95 thru 12/00), 4760, 4770, 4780, 4790, 4820, 4840, 4850, 4860, 4880, 4890, 4892, 4900, 4910, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-6, 4930, 4940, 4943, 4944, 4947, 4948, 4949, 4950, 4958, 4963, 4968, 4969, 4980.

The recalled cribs have date codes ranging from 1995 through December 2005 and one model (4624) was made in 2007. The model numbers are located on the top of the mattress support board.

The CPSC says the affected cribs were widely available at retailers such as WalMart, Kmart and Target from January 1995-September 2007, and retailed for about $100. Because cribs are often sold secondhand after use, consumers need to be sure to check their crib to see if it is included in the recall.

Delta will provide a free, easy-to-install repair kit, which includes the safety pegs in a bold color and warning labels to be affixed to the mattress board.  Consumers can call Delta toll free at 1-800-816-5304 or log onto www.cribrecallcenter.com to order the free replacement kit.

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