About 1 Million Simplicity Cribs Recalled Due To Failures Resulting in Infant Deaths
CPSC recall 07307. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The drop-side can detach from the crib, which can create a dangerous gap and lead to the entrapment and suffocation of infants. The drop-side failures result from both the hardware and crib design, which allow consumers to unintentionally install the drop-side upside down. This, in turn, can weaken the hardware and cause the drop-side to detach from the crib.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
The firm appears to no longer conduct day-to-day operations. Repair kits are no longer available to fix these recalled cribs. Parents and caregivers are advised to dispose of these cribs.
CPSC recall 07307 has the recall date 21 Sep 2007. The notice names the firm Simplicity. The recall has about 1,000,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2007 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Suffocation. CPSC gives the product type Cribs.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | CPSC is aware of two deaths in Simplicity-manufactured cribs with older style hardware, including a 9-month-old child and a 6-month-old child, where the drop-side was installed upside down. CPSC is also aware of seven infant entrapments and 55 incidents in these cribs. CPSC is also investigating the death of an 8-month old child in a Simplicity crib with newer style hardware, in which the drop-side was installed upside down. |
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| Units | 1,000,000 |
| Description | The recalled Simplicity crib models include: Aspen 3 in 1, Aspen 4 in 1, Nursery-in-a-Box, Crib N Changer Combo, Chelsea and Pooh 4 in 1. The recall also involves cribs that used the Graco logo: Aspen 3 in 1, Ultra 3 in 1, Ultra 4 in1, Ultra 5 in 1, Whitney and the Trio. The recalled cribs have one of the following model numbers, which can be found on the label attached to the headboard: 4600, 4605, 4705, 5000, 8000, 8324, 8800, 8740, 8910, 8994, 8050, 8750, 8760, and 8996. |
| Product | Simplicity Drop-side Cribs, About 1 million, Cribs |
| Sold at | Department stores, children's stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from January 1998 through May 2007 for between $100 and $300. |
| Importer | Simplicity Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,000,000Median of 2007: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2007
- 452
- Recalls of 2007 with one of the same hazards
- 30%
- Recalls of 2007 in the category Cribs
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Simplicity
- 3
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2008 | Six Retailers Agree To Stop Sale and Recall Simplicity Bassinets Due To Strangulation Hazard |
| 6 Jun 2007 | Simplicity Recalls Cribs Due to Fall, Entrapment and Choking Hazards |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 07307The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 07307. https://recallregister.com/product/3735-about-1-million-simplicity-cribs-recalled-due-to-failures-resulting-in/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 07307 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC is aware of two deaths in Simplicity-manufactured cribs with older style hardware, including a 9-month-old child and a 6-month-old child, where the drop-side was installed upside down. CPSC is also aware of seven infant entrapments and 55 incidents in these cribs. CPSC is also investigating the death of an 8-month old child in a Simplicity crib with newer style hardware, in which the drop-side was installed upside down.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Department stores, children's stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from January 1998 through May 2007 for between $100 and $300.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 07307?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1 million
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China