Delta Enterprise Corp.
has recalled nearly 1.6
million drop side cribs
after two babies
suffocated when the drop
side detached. The
recall includes cribs
with two different kinds
of broken hardware,
including 985,000 "Crib
Trigger Lock with Safety
Peg" drop side hardware,
and 600,000 "Crib
Trigger Lock with Spring
Peg" drop side hardware.
Although neither of
these cribs are
currently sold at
stores, you should check
cribs you already own to
make sure they're not
included.
Delta's "Crib Trigger
Lock with Safety Peg"
hardware models were
sold from January 1995
to September 2007 at
major retailers
including Wal-Mart,
Kmart and Target. Model
numbers, located on the
mattress support board
label, include: 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.
Delta's "Crib Trigger
Lock with Spring Peg"
hardware models were
sold at major retailers
from January 2000 to
January 2007. Model
numbers, located on the
mattress support board
label, include: 4340,
4343, 4520, 4600, 4620,
4624, 4625, 4629, 4660,
4665, 4720, 4750, 4751,
4850, 4855, 4857, 4880,
4920, 4925-2, 4925-2B,
4925-6, 4980, and 8605.
If you have any of these
cribs, stop using them
immediately and find an
alternative safe place
for your child to sleep.
Contact Delta to receive
a free, easy-to-install
repair kit. Call Delta
toll-free at (800)
816-5304 or log on
www.cribrecallcenter.com
to order the free repair
kit. Once you've
repaired the crib with
new safety pegs, your
child can continue to
sleep there. Visit this
site for more
information:
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