Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Suffocation
CPSC recall 09260. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The crib's plastic hardware can break or deform, causing the drop side to detach. When the drop side detaches, it creates space between the drop side and the crib mattress. Infants and toddlers can roll into this space and become entrapped which can lead to suffocation.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. Consumers should immediately return the crib to the place of purchase for a refund, replacement or store credit.
CPSC recall 09260 has the recall date 2 Jul 2009. The notice names the firm SFCA Inc., of Reading, Pa. (The firms appear to no longer conduct day-to-day operations). The recall has about 400,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2009 has 10,000 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 one death involving an 8-month-old child from Houston, Texas who became entrapped and suffocated between the drop side and the crib mattress when a plastic connector on the drop side broke. The child's death was previously reported by CPSC. CPSC also is aware of an additional 25 incidents involving the drop side detaching from the crib. In six of these incidents, the drop side detached because the plastic flexible tab deformed or broke. In four of the drop side detachment incidents, other plastic parts, including connectors or tracks, deformed or broke. In two of the… |
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| Units | 400,000 |
| Description | This recall involves all drop side cribs with a different or "newer" style of plastic hardware from those cribs recalled in September 2007. This newer style of Simplicity hardware can be identified by a flexible plastic tab at the top of the lower tracks. The recalled model numbers include but may not be limited to: 8050, 8325, 8620, 8745, 8748, 8755, 8756, 8765, 8778, 8810, and 8994, 8995, 8996. |
| Product | Simplicity Drop Side Cribs, About 400,000 (This recall was first announced in Sept. 2008), Cribs |
| Distributor | SFCA Inc., of Reading, Pa. (The firms appear to no longer conduct day-to-day operations) |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 400,000Median of 2009: 10,000
- CPSC recalls of 2009
- 383
- Recalls of 2009 with one of the same hazards
- 14%
- Recalls of 2009 in the category Cribs
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name SFCA Inc., of Reading, Pa. (The firms appear to no longer conduct day-to-day operations)
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 09260The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 09260. https://recallregister.com/product/5351-simplicity-drop-side-cribs-recalled-by-retailers-due-to-risk-of-death/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- 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 09260 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC is aware of one death involving an 8-month-old child from Houston, Texas who became entrapped and suffocated between the drop side and the crib mattress when a plastic connector on the drop side broke. The child's death was previously reported by CPSC. CPSC also is aware of an additional 25 incidents involving the drop side detaching from the crib. In six of these incidents, the drop side detached because the plastic flexible tab deformed or broke. In four of the drop side detachment incidents, other plastic parts, including connectors or tracks, deformed or broke. In two of the…
- How many units are in CPSC recall 09260?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 400,000 (This recall was first announced in Sept. 2008)
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China