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CPSC, Generation 2 Worldwide Announce Recall to Repair Pisces Baby Cribs

Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

  • Recalled Pisces Crib
Name of Product:
Next Generation Pisces Cribs
Hazard:

The slats on the headboards and footboards of these cribs can come loose, creating a large opening between the slats. CPSC standards limit the space between side rail slats to no more than 2 3/8 inches. Spacing larger than this enables an infant to become entrapped in the side rails, which can result in serious injury or death.

Remedy:
Dispose
No Remedy Available
Recall Date:
May 10, 1999
Units:

About 6,600

Consumer Contact

For further information, consumers may call CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-2772.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Generation 2 Worldwide, of Dothan, Ala., recalled about 6,600 Next Generation Pisces Cribs. The slats on the headboards and footboards of these cribs can come loose, creating a large opening between the slats. CPSC standards limit the space between side rail slats to no more than 2 3/8 inches. Spacing larger than this enables an infant to become entrapped in the side rails, which can result in serious injury or death.

Generation 2 Worldwide has received 12 reports of slats on these cribs coming loose. No injuries have been reported.

These Next Generation Pisces Cribs are model number 67-8100. They were manufactured between March 4, 1997 and March 10, 1998. The model number and date of manufacture can be found on a sticker at the bottom of the headboard. The Pisces Crib has a high arched headboard and footboard with the middle two slats joined in a small arch underneath the top rails. The crib has a natural wood finish. The drop side rail of the crib has the "NEXT GENERATIONTM" brand name stamped in gold-colored letters. Fully assembled cribs measure 30.2 inches wide, 54.4 inches long and 49.6 inches high.

Retail stores and juvenile furniture stores nationwide sold these cribs from March 1997 through December 1998 for about $199.

Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled cribs and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.

This recall does not include Pisces Cribs with model number 67- 8102.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled cribs and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.

Incidents/Injuries:

Generation 2 Worldwide has received 12 reports of slats on these cribs coming loose. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:
Retail stores and juvenile furniture stores nationwide sold these cribs from March 1997 through December 1998 for about $199.
Recall number:
99-108

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury 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. Since the CPSC was established more than 50 years ago, it has worked to ensure the safety of consumer products, which has contributed to a decline in injuries associated with these products.

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