On October 21, 2008, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Delta Enterprise Corp. announced two recalls involving 1.6 million Delta Enterprise Drop Side Cribs to replace missing or defective safety pegs, which have led to infant entrapment and suffocation. Specifically, when the safety pegs in the base of each leg of the crib are missing from the lower track, the crib locks can disengage and detach if lowered below the peg hole, creating a hazardous gap. This gap can lead to the entrapment and suffocation of an infant or toddler. Copies of the two recalls are available by clicking here and here.
As reported in the Chicago Tribune on December 9, 2008, both Delta and the Consumer Products Safety Commission ignored a series of incidents that likely should have triggered an earlier recall. According to the report, problems with Delta-made cribs, dating as far back as 2002, went unreported to the general public. See 12/09/08 Chicago Tribune, “Crib warnings missed before recall: Death of infant in 2004 among red flags for regulators and Delta that could have spared others,” available by clicking here.
The first recall involves 600,000 Delta drop side cribs manufactured prior to 2006 that use “Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg” drop side hardware design. The recalled model numbers and country of origin include: 4340, 4343, 4520, 4600, 4620, 4624, 4625, 4629, 4660, 4665, 4720, 4750, 4751, 4850, 4855, 4857, 4880, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-2B, 4925-6, 4980, and 8605. The model number, country of origin and manufacture dates are located on top of the mattress support board. The recalled cribs have Delta’s name and address on the mattress support boards and Delta’s logo on the teether rail. The cribs, which were made in China, were sold at major retailers nationwide from January 2000 through January 2007 for between $33 and $200.
The second recall involves 985,000 Delta cribs manufactured in Taiwan or Indonesia, with the “Crib Trigger Lock with Safety Peg” drop side hardware design. These model numbers and country of origin can be located on the mattress support board label: 4320, 4340, 4500, 4520, 4530, 4532, 4540, 4542, 4550, 4551, 4580, 4600, 4620, 4624 (production dates 01/06 thru 11/07), 4640, 4660, 4720, 4735, 4742, 4750 (production dates 01/95 thru 12/00), 4760, 4770, 4780, 4790, 4820, 4840, 4850, 4860, 4880, 4890, 4892, 4900, 4910, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-6, 4930, 4940, 4943, 4944, 4947, 4948, 4949, 4950, 4958, 4963, 4968, 4969, 4980. These recalled cribs have date codes ranging from 1995 through December 2005 and one model (4624) was made in 2007. The model numbers are located on the top of the mattress support board. The cribs, which were made in Taiwan and Indonesia, were sold at major retailers, including Walmart, Kmart and Target.com from January 1995 through September 2007 for about $100. These cribs have also been found to be sold secondhand.
If you or a loved one are aware of an injury or death relating to a Delta Enterprise Drop Side Crib, please free to contact us at our toll-free number (888) 841-9623 or send an email to pamela@toledolaw.com