CPSC recall 10-302, announced July 14, 2010, covers Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs (about 82,000 units). The cribs' drop-sides can detach when hardware breaks, creating a space into which a young child can become entrapped, which can lead to suffocation. The notice cites 36 incident reports and 7 injuries. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs, inspect the hardware to make sure it is not broken, and contact Pottery Barn Kids to receive a free fixed-gate conversion kit that will immobilize the drop side. Recall contact: call (877) 804-3847, or go to www.potterybarnkids.com.
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This recall involves all Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs regardless of the model number.
Which products are included?
This recall involves all Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs regardless of the model number. Pottery Barn Kids is printed on a label attached to the crib headboard or footboard.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
The cribs' drop-sides can detach when hardware breaks, creating a space into which a young child can become entrapped, which can lead to suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib. Drop side incidents also occur due to incorrect assembly and with age-related wear and tear.
Incidents and injuries
CPSC and Pottery Barn Kids have received 36 reports of drop sides that have malfunctioned or detached, resulting in seven minor injuries when children fell out of the cribs or got their legs caught between the mattress and the drop side. One child became entrapped at the head between the drop side and crib mattress but was freed without injury.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs, inspect the hardware to make sure it is not broken, and contact Pottery Barn Kids to receive a free fixed-gate conversion kit that will immobilize the drop side.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Pottery Barn Kids
- Product type
- Cribs & bassinets
- Recall number
- 10-302
- Units
- About 82,000
- Manufactured in
- Canada, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Italy
- Sold at / sales period
- Exclusively through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog, www.potterybarnkids.com , and at Pottery Barn Kids retail stores nationwide from January 1999 through March 2010 for between $300 and $600.
- Distributor
- Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs
CPSC product type: Cribs
Recall contact information
For additional information, contact Pottery Barn Kids at (877) 804-3847 between 7 a.m. and midnight 7 days a week or visit the firm's website at www.potterybarnkids.com
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