FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
December 21, 2005

Release
#06-058

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800)
784-1982
Firm’s Media Contact: Tricia Ryan,
(973) 316-1665
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800)
638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301)
504-7908

CPSC, Simplicity Inc. Announce
Recall of Graco Branded Aspen Cribs
for
Suffocation
Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with
the firm named below, today announced a
voluntary
recall of the following consumer
product. Consumers should stop using
recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Aspen 3 in 1 Cribs,
sold under the Graco Trademark

Units:
About 104,000

Manufacturer: Simplicity
Inc., of Reading, Pa.

Hazard: The screws
on the wooden mattress support can come
loose
allowing a portion of the mattress to
fall, posing a suffocation hazard
to young
children.

Incidents/Injuries: Simplicity
Inc. has received 14 reports of the
mattress
support coming loose, including eight reports of
entrapment.
Five injuries have been reported
including scratches and bruises to the
face and
head, a strained neck and a report of a child turning blue.

Description: The recalled cribs are made
of wood and have a wooden
mattress support.
Only cribs with wooden mattress supports and
with
model number 8740KCW SC and serial number
2803 SC to 1605 are included
in this recall.
The model and serial number are printed on the
envelope
attached to the mattress support.

Sold at: Department stores, and
children’s product stores from August
2003
through May 2005 for about $130.

Manufactured in:
China

Remedy: Consumers should call
Simplicity Inc. to receive a retrofit
kit.

Consumer Contact: For additional
information, contact Simplicity Inc. at
(800)
784-1982 anytime or visit the Web site
at
www.simplicityforchildren.com

To
see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including a picture of
the
recalled product, please go
to: