NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2009 Release # 09-239 |
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 688-9009 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
LaJobi Recalls Babi Italia Pinehurst and Bonavita Hudson Drop Side Cribs; Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation
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: Bonavita “Hudson” and Babi Italia “Pinehurst” Drop Side Cribs
Units: About 2,900
Importer: LaJobi Inc., of Cranbury, N.J.
Hazard: The lower spring pins on the footboard and headboard can pop out of the tracks located on the drop side causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, it creates a hazardous gap between the drop side and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become entrapped and suffocate or fall from cribs.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and LaJobi have received a total of 33 reports of drop side detachment due to spring pin failure. In these reports, two children became entrapped and one child fell from cribs. Both entrapped children were freed by caregivers, one child was bruised.
Description: The recalled cribs are wood with a metal mattress support and have drop sides and were sold in a variety of finishes including cherry, espresso, natural, and white. Hudson and Pinehurst drop side cribs with production dates from December 2006 through August 2007 are included in the recall. The recalled cribs have the production date, product order (PO) number, item number, and color printed on a label attached to the footboard or headboard.
Sold at: Babi Italia Pinehurst drop side cribs were sold exclusively by Babies “R” Us. Bonavita Hudson drop side cribs were sold at Baby Basics, Beautiful Beginnings, and Buy Buy Baby stores and children’s product stores nationwide for about $300. Cribs were sold from December 2006 through December 2007.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. LaJobi will provide professional technicians to perform in-home installations of a free retrofit hardware kit. Consumers should contact LaJobi to register for the free retrofit kit service.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Lajobi toll-free at (866) 688-9009 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.Lajobi.com
Media Contact: Ilya Welfeld at (201) 439-1010
Note: This recall does not apply to the LaJobi crib models with straight pins on the headboard and footboard or non drop side cribs.
Spring Pin
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
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I’ve been pouring over the Crib chapter for the past few days. I’ve set up a spreadsheet to determine the best option for our first baby’s crib based on what BB (8th edition) suggests to consider. The Babi Italia Pinehurst seemed to be the one that met most of our criteria at a decent price. Now what!?
These are the criteria we’re trying to accommodate:
– Convertible
– Dropside (should this even be one of our preferences at this point?)
– Hardwood (Pinehurst is made from pine from what I understand)
– Metal Spring Platform (not sure if the Pinehurst had this or not)
– Matching long dresser (to double as changing table area…we do not want to buy a separate changing table)
Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.
I’ve been pouring over the Crib chapter for the past few days. I’ve set up a spreadsheet to determine the best option for our first baby’s crib based on what BB (8th edition) suggests to consider. The Babi Italia Pinehurst seemed to be the one that met most of our criteria at a decent price. Now what!?
These are the criteria we’re trying to accommodate:
– Convertible
– Dropside (should this even be one of our preferences at this point?)
– Hardwood (Pinehurst is made from pine from what I understand)
– Metal Spring Platform (not sure if the Pinehurst had this or not)
– Matching long dresser (to double as changing table area…we do not want to buy a separate changing table)
Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.