How do I know if my crib has been recalled?

How do I know if my crib has been recalled?

Checking Crib Safety

1. Periodically checking crib hardware to ensure it has not loosened, broken, or gone missing.
2. Checking the CPSC website to see if your baby’s crib has been recalled (Get a repair kit or exchange the crib if it is under recall; do not try to repair a recalled crib on your own.)

What kind of cribs Cannot be legally sold?

Although the sliding side was intended to help with reaching the baby, this popular crib design turned from convenient to dangerous. Recalls of the design led to stronger safety regulations that ultimately banned the manufacture of drop-side cribs in 2011. Drop-side cribs now cannot be sold or donated.

Is a crib from 1992 Safe?

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends against using a secondhand crib. If you do, they recommend not using a crib that is more than 10 years old. Also, cribs that have been assembled, disassembled and reassembled over time may have worn out hardware, which can loosen, making the crib unsafe.

Are all drop-side cribs illegal?

Today, it’s illegal to use or sell drop-side cribs — either new or secondhand. They’re also not permitted for use in business or community settings, even if they have been equipped with immobilizing hardware meant to stop the sliding functionality.

Were all drop-side cribs recalled?

There has not been a specific “recall” of all drop-side cribs due to the new regulation. Instead, some manufacturers recently have recalled their cribs in cooperation with the CPSC because a specific defect or risk of harm has been discovered relating to a particular crib.

How do I find out about product recalls?

Visit these websites to find the latest on safety recalls:

1. Recalls.gov lists recalls from federal agencies.
2. Safercar.gov publishes safety information on vehicles and equipment such as children’s car seats.
3. FSIS.USDA.gov lists meat, sausage, poultry, and processed egg product recalls.

Why did they stop making Drop Side cribs?

Dec. 15, 2010 — The Consumer Product Safety Commission is banning cribs with drop-down sides because they have been blamed for the deaths of at least 32 infants since 2001. The new rules also will prohibit drop-side crib use at motels, hotels, and child care facilities.

Why are drop cot sides banned?

Loose or breaking slats, filler bars or rails in the drop side that create dangerous gaps, which a child can become trapped in or fall through. Failing mechanisms and hardware which causes the drop side to separate, or not engage or lock properly or efficiently, creating hazardous gaps.

Do crib mattresses expire?

Most are designed to last about five years, though some say longer. Keep the five-year rule in mind and decrease if the bed lived a hard life, and increase it if you’ve been proactive with care.

Do baby cribs expire?

Although cribs don’t technically expire (unlike car seats, which have an expiration date printed on them, according to Parenting), safety regulations do change and recalls occasionally happen, as well. These updated rules prohibited the sale of any cribs with a side that drops down.

How many babies have died from drop side cribs?

When that happens, it can create a dangerous “V”-like gap between the mattress and side rail where a baby can get caught and suffocate or strangle. In all, drop-side cribs have been blamed in the deaths of at least 32 infants and toddlers since 2000 and are suspected in another 14 infant fatalities.

Why are drop side cribs banned?

Why are there so many recalls on cribs?

These recalls affected more than 11 million cribs from many different manufacturers. While the specific reasons for each recall vary, nearly all of them were issued because of a durability or hardware problem, which created a gap in the crib where a child could become entrapped or suffocate.

Are there any recalls on Jardine baby cribs?

Jardine recalled about 320,000 cribs several years ago because they were unsafe. It later added another 96,000 cribs to the recall list. The company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the wooden crib slates and spindles could break, creating a gap where baby’s head or neck could get stuck.

Why are drop side cribs no longer sold?

While the specific reasons for each recall vary, nearly all of them were issued because of a durability or hardware problem, which created a gap in the crib where a child could become entrapped or suffocate. Drop-side cribs are no longer manufactured, but they may still be in circulation.

Are there any recalls on Shermag Convertible cribs?

Shermag recalls convertible 4-in-1 crib The hardware on the crib can become loose and detach Shermag is recalling about 2,956 Shermag Harrison convertible 4-in-1 cribs.The hardware on the cribs can become loose and detach, allowing the sides of… 01/16/2019 By James Limbach