Graco Drop Side Cribs Recalled Due to Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and LaJobi announced a voluntary recall of 217,000 Graco®-branded drop side cribs. The recall includes Graco drop side wood cribs sold throughout the United States from February 2007 through March 2010. Owners of these cribs should stop using any of the recalled products immediately.

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The recall has been made due to the hazards posed to an infant or toddler in the crib if the drop side hardware breaks or fails resulting in the drop side detaching from the crib. When the drop side detaches, a hazardous gap is left between the drop side and the crib mattress in which the child can become wedged or entrapped, posing a risk of suffocation and strangulation. Children can also fall from the cribs when the drop side detaches or fails to lock.

CPSC has received a total of 99 drop side incident reports, including hardware breakage and drop side detachment. The reports included two incidents in which children became entrapped in the gap created by the detached drop side, and six reports of children falling due to drop side failure.

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