Bassett Baby Cribs Warning
CPSC recall 79066. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Entrapment
CPSC recall 79066 has the recall date 28 Nov 1979. The notice names the firm Bassett. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Cribs.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
|---|---|
| Hazard | Strangulation |
| Description | Bassett Baby Cribs Warning Against Potential Strangulations by continued use of two dangerous types of baby cribs. This announcement involves cribs manufactured by Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., of Bassett, Virginia cribs requiring modification include the "Mandalaya" and "Candlelite" style beds. They were designed in such a way that infants can trap their heads between a corner post and the headboard (or footboard), and strangle. CPSC received six reports of such deaths among infants since September, 1977. CPSC and Bassett announced a voluntary program to modify the cribs in May, 1978. Only 1,000 of the "Mandalay" cribs reportedly have been modified. Approximately 1,200 of the 1,654 Candlelite cribs have been repaired. Bassett agreed to produce thousands of large wall posters and to have them distributed to pediatricians nationwide for display in physician's waiting rooms. The Mandalay cribs were produced with a bamboo-like motif, and include models 5126-505 and 5621-505 (painted yellow) and 5225-505 (painted white). The model numbers can be found on an adhesive label affixed to the inside of the headboard below the mattress level. The cribs were manufactured from February,… |
| Product | Bassett Candlelite cribs, Cribs |
| Product | Bassett Mandalay cribs |
| Manufacturer | Bassett |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1979: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1979
- 33
- Recalls of 1979 with one of the same hazards
- 9%
- Recalls of 1979 in the category Cribs
- 6%
- Recalls on the register that name Bassett
- 5
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1984 | Cribs Recalled by Bassett |
| 14 Feb 1980 | Cribs Repaired by Bassett |
| 5 May 1978 | Baby Crib Poses Potential Danger To Infants |
| 21 Feb 1978 | Baby Cribs Modified by Bassett |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 79066. https://recallregister.com/product/3993-bassett-baby-cribs-warning/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 79066 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 79066 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Bassett?
- 5 CPSC recalls on this register name Bassett. This recall is 1 of them.