Second Infant Death Prompts Re-Announcement of Delta Enterprise "Safety Peg" Drop-Side Crib Recall
CPSC recall 11179. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Missing safety pegs can create a situation where the crib's drop-side rail disengages from the track. This can create a hazardous space in which an infant can become entrapped and suffocate.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using cribs that are missing a safety peg on either leg of the drop side and contact Delta to receive a free, easy-to-install repair kit. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to find a safe, alternative sleep environment for their child until the repair kit, with new safety pegs, is safely installed on the recalled cribs.
CPSC recall 11179 has the recall date 22 Mar 2011. The notice names the firm Delta Enterprise. The recall has about 985,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2011 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Suffocation. CPSC gives the product type Cribs.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | In January 2011, CPSC and Delta learned of a 2009 death in which 7-month-old girl from Colorado Springs, Colo. became entrapped and suffocated between the detached drop-side and mattress of her recalled crib. The crib was purchased secondhand and re-assembled without safety pegs in the bottom tracks. |
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| Units | 985,000 |
| Description | This re-announcement involves cribs with Delta's name and address printed on the mattress support boards and the Delta logo on the crib's top teether rail. Model numbers are located on the top of the mattress support board. This announcement includes the following 49 crib models with "Crib Trigger Lock with Safety Peg" drop-side hardware: - 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; and - 4900, 4910, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-6, 4930, 4940, 4943, 4944, 4947, 4948, 4949, 4950, 4958, 4963, 4968, 4969, 4980. |
| Product | Delta Enterprise "Safety Peg" Drop-Side Crib, About 985,000, Cribs |
| Sold at | Major retail stores including Kmart, Target and Walmart between January 1995 and December 2005 (through September 2007 for model 4624) for about $100. |
| Importer | Delta Enterprise Corp |
| Made in | Taiwan, Indonesia |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 985,000Median of 2011: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2011
- 313
- Recalls of 2011 with one of the same hazards
- 9%
- Recalls of 2011 in the category Cribs
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Delta Enterprise
- 12
Other recalls of the firm
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- CPSC recall notice 11179The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 11179. https://recallregister.com/product/639-second-infant-death-prompts-re-announcement-of-delta-enterprise-safety/. 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 11179 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
In January 2011, CPSC and Delta learned of a 2009 death in which 7-month-old girl from Colorado Springs, Colo. became entrapped and suffocated between the detached drop-side and mattress of her recalled crib. The crib was purchased secondhand and re-assembled without safety pegs in the bottom tracks.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Major retail stores including Kmart, Target and Walmart between January 1995 and December 2005 (through September 2007 for model 4624) for about $100.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 11179?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 985,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Taiwan, Indonesia