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CPSC Urges Consumers to Check Their Homes for Numerous Simplicity Nursery Product Recalls

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Recall Date:
January 01, 2009

Recall Details

Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc., the Reading, Pa.-based company that purchased the assets of juvenile product manufacturer Simplicity after foreclosure, are no longer in business. They are no longer answering phone calls, responding to e-mails from consumers, or providing repair kits to fix hundreds of thousands of defective cribs.

At least 13 children have tragically died in recalled Simplicity cribs and bassinets. CPSC is urging all parents, caregivers, online sellers and purchasers, daycare providers, and thrift store owners to immediately check if they have one of the following Simplicity-made or Simplicity-branded products and dispose of those units where there is no longer a remedy.

 

Date/Recall 

Product Name 

Model/Serial Numbers 

Remedy 

Simplicity Crib Recalls

May 2005
05-164

White Lancaster Cribs

8554W-PT, 8554WW

Remedy no longer available

Dec 2005
06-058

Graco Branded Aspen 3-in-1 Cribs

8740KCS SC/Serial Nos. 2803 SC to 1605 SC

Retailer refund, replacement or store credit for cribs with metal mattress- support frames

June 2007
07-205

Nursery-in-a-Box Cribs

8910, 8050/Serial Nos. 3005Y to 0806 HY

Retailer refund, replacement or store credit for cribs with metal mattress- support frames

Sept 2007
07-307

Aspen 3-in-1, Aspen 4-in-1, Nursery-in-a-Box, Crib N Changer Combo, Chelsea and Pooh 4-in-1, Graco-branded Aspen 3-in-1, Ultra 3-in-1, Ultra 4-in-1, Ultra 5-in-1, Whitney, Trio

4600, 4605, 4705, 5000, 8000, 8324, 8800, 8740, 8910, 8994, 8050, 8750, 8760, 8996

Drop side repair no longer available;
Retailer refund, replacement or store credit for cribs with metal mattress- support frames

Sept 2008
08-401

Aspen and Crib N Changer Combo, Gabrielle, Camille, Providence, Shenandoah

8620, 8745, 8748, 8755, 8756, 8778, 8810, 8994

Retailer refund, replacement or store credit

July 2009
09-260

Simplicity Drop Side Cribs

Including but not limited to: 8050, 8325, 8620, 8745, 8748, 8755, 8756, 8765, 8778, 8810, 8994, 8995, 8996

Retailer refund, replacement, or store credit

April 2010
10-211

All Simplicity Cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames

All model numbers

Retailer refund, replacement or store credit for cribs with metal mattress support frames

Simplicity Bassinet Recalls

Aug 2008
08-381

Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 Convertible Bassinets

 

Retailer refund or store credit

Sept 2008
08-396

Graco-branded Bassinets

Sold between 2001 and 2004

Retailer refund or store credit

Sept 2008
08-396

Winnie the Pooh motif Bassinets

Sold between 2002 and 2008

Retailer refund or store credit

Simplicity Play Yard Recalls

Jan 2009
09-098

Rainforest Portable Play Yards (made by Simplicity Inc. or SFCA Inc.)

5310 RNF, 5310RNFC, 5310RNFT, 5310RNFW

Fisher Price replacing play yards

April 2009
09-187

Travel Tender Play Yards

5500DRM, 5500WDS, 5500FEL, 5501FEL, 5502MON, 5520PRO, 5550HAN, 5700MAN, 5750MIR

Retailer refund or replacement

 

If there is no remedy available for a recalled Simplicity crib, parents and caregivers are advised to dispose of these cribs, even if it is believed that the hardware and drop side have been installed correctly. All of the recalled cribs have the potential to pose a danger to young children.

Consumers are urged to continue to contact CPSC at 800-638-2772 or info@cpsc.gov to report any incident or injury with a Simplicity brand product.

For more information on Crib Safety, visit CPSC's Crib Information Center or read CPSC's Crib blog Q&A.

Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.

If you are experiencing issues with a recall remedy or believe a company is being non-responsive to your remedy request, please use this form and explain the situation to CPSC.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.

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