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 these sites for more information and photos:
For more information on Spring Peg cribs visit www.cpsc.gov
