Hot Info: Delta Crib Recall
Whenever we read a newspaper, listen to the radio or watch the news on TV all we how about are safety issues in China.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Consumer Product Safety Commission , in cooperation with Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, New York., is announcing the voluntary recall to replace missing safety pegs involving 985,000 drop side cribs. The recall involves all Delta drop side cribs manufactured prior to 2006 that use “Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg” drop side hardware design.
The kit will include safety pegs in a bold color and warning labels to be affixed to the mattress board. Consumers with cribs that have all safety pegs installed may continue to use the cribs; however, CPSC recommends that these consumers contact Delta for the repair kit for future assembly purposes. CPSC and Delta urge parents and caregivers to immediately stop using cribs that are missing a safety peg on any leg of the crib and contact Delta to receive a free, easy-to-install repair kit.
Delta Enterprises is voluntarily recalling nearly 6 million older versions of its drop-side cribs after two infant deaths. The recall of the cribs was issued on Monday following a report that two babies had died; 6 million cribs are to be recalled.
The recalled cribs have Delta’s name and address on the mattress support boards and Delta’s logo on the teether rail.
It did not give details.
IF YOU ARE MISSING PEGS PLEASE STOP USING THE CRIB IMMEDIATELY and fill out the following form following form following form following form.
Reminder: please remember not to use any crib with missing, broken, or loose parts. If your crib uses safety pegs , please make sure that all of the pegs are in place . If it is a drop side crib with trigger locks, please make sure to have your crib nearby to be able to identify the model number, country of origin and date of manufacture of your crib.
Make sure to inspect your crib regularly to ensure that all fasteners are tight and that there are no broken parts.
CPSC would like to remind parents not to use any crib with missing, broken, or loose parts. CPSC staff is aware of a death of an 8-month-old child who became entrapped and suffocated when the drop side of the crib detached in a reassembled crib where the safety pegs were not installed.
When using a drop side crib parents should check to make sure the drop side or any other moving part operates smoothly. When the safety pegs in the base of each leg of the crib are missing from the lower track, the crib locks can disengage and detach if lowered below the peg hole, creating a hazardous gap.
The recalled cribs have date codes ranging from 1995 though December 2005 and one model was made in 200
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled crib immediately and return to retailer where purchased for a credit or refund.
Another 600,000 cribs have spring-pegs that can become worn out after many uses.
This is just the latest scandal from China; the country is still embroiled in the tainted milk scandal which has left thousands of children sick. The cribs, which were made in China, were sold at major retailers nationwide from January 2000 through January 2007 for between $33 and $20 If the spring pegs in the base of each leg of the crib are pushed back into the lower track, the pegs can become nonfunctional.
