Graco Aspen Cribs Recalled
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.
Comments
I got no response to my mid-January request I submitted on simplicityforchildren.com, for a retrofit kit for my Model 8740 kcw-SC crib (which I bought used for $100 in December, when my granddaughter from FL was going to visit us in NC for a week). I found 4 phone#s for Simplicity, none of which are working numbers. I finally emailed the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. They replied saying Simplicity For Children is out of business, and no retrofit kits are available anymore for this recalled crib. Simplicityforchildren. com is the web site of a defunct company.
I have called that # and it is dead air. i have called the 800# shown on the CPSC website and it is out of service.
I purchased this at Walmart in Port Huron MI and spoke to their CS manager who said to bring it in for store credit. I live in Ontario Canada and have to drive 2 hours to take this thing back. I was hoping SOMEONE had luck at the retailer before I do this??? From what I have seen, it’s a bust. I guess we learnt our lesson by cheaping out huh?! Next time I will be spending the extra for a great crib- I thought with the name GRACO on it, this would not have happened- not the recall, but the run around afterwards…what a nightmare.