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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 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.

December 6, 1995 Release # 96-034 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Cosco Inc. of Columbus, Ind., is announcing a recall to repair approximately 190,000 full-size cribs. The spindles in the side rails of the crib can loosen and separate from the side rail. This separation could allow the child to fall from the crib or create a gap which creates a potential entrapment hazard. Cosco is aware of approximately 230 incidents, where the spindles separated from the side rails, some of which involved minor injuries.The cribs are made of welded red, white, blue or multicolored tubular metal. The crib has both a fixed side rail and a drop side rail which can be lowered or fully raised and locked into place. The majority of the cribs were sold nationwide between January 1991 and April 1994 at leading retail stores and juvenile furniture stores, including Sears, J.C. Penny and Toys R Us, for about $95 to $150. The unassembled cribs were packaged in a box labeled in part, "COSCO."The recall program involves crib models 10T01, 10T04, 10T05, 10T06, 10T09, 10T11, and 10T14. The manufacturer's identification, which includes the model number, is located at the bottom of the horizontal rail of either the drop side or fixed side rail of the crib. Cribs with a manufacture date code between 4490 (44th week of 1990) and 4093 (40th week of 1993) are included in this recall.Consumers who own the recalled cribs should stop using them and contact Cosco at (800) 314-9327 for a free repair kit