FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2003
Release # 03-121
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Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 835-2742
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic or Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7908
Baby's Dream Media Contact: Aimee Miller, (800) 835-2742
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CPSC, Baby's Dream Furniture Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Cribs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Baby's Dream Furniture Inc., of Buena Vista, Ga., is
voluntarily recalling about 4,600 wooden convertible cribs manufactured
from January to August 2001 to repair hinges on the drop gate. The three
hinges along the fold-down drop gate can crack or break and allow babies
to have their fingers pinched. Baby's Dream has received 38 reports of
broken or cracked hinges, but there have been no injuries reported.
The recalled cribs were sold under either the Baby's Dream
Furniture label or the National Baby Furniture label in five different
models. The five models included in the recall are "Always Crib," "Crib
4 Life," "Legendary Crib," "Set 4 Life," and "Crib-2-College." The
wooden cribs are honey, amber or cherry in color. The model names and
the date of manufacture appear on a label on the lower inside of the
frame. "Made in USA" is also printed on the label. Juvenile furniture
and retail stores nationwide sold these cribs for between $300 and $400.
In addition, an unknown number of Baby's Dream cribs made between
1996 and 2002 may have drop gate trigger latches that are not correctly
aligned to fit securely into the strike plate on the crib post. A
misaligned latch where the latch trigger does not lock securely can
allow the drop gate to open if a child leans on it, and the child could
fall out. Baby's Dream and CPSC have received two reports of injuries
to children when the latches did not hold. Injuries included one report
of a child whose head was bruised after falling onto the floor when the
drop gate latch failed and one report of a crushed finger when the rail
unexpectedly moved inward when the parent leaned into the crib. There
were five additional reports of children falling out of cribs who
received no injury.
Consumers owning these Baby's Dream cribs should call Baby's Dream
at (800) TEL CRIB (835-2742) between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET or visit
the firm's web site at www.babysdream.com to receive a repair kit for
hinges and/or latches or for specific instructions for examining their
latches. Consumers can also write to Baby's Dream Furniture Inc., at
P.O. Box 579, Buena Vista, GA 31803-0579.
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