Crib Side Rails (Jenny Lind) – Structural Risk (1995)

Check Your Product

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Reason for Recall

As stated by CPSC

March 1, 1995 Release # 95-088 Washington, DC -- CPSC, Welsh Juvenile Products of St. Louis, Mo., is recalling between 5,000 and 7,000 crib side rails that have missing or loose spindles. A child's head can get caught in the loose spindles or the space left by missing spindles, presenting an entrapment hazard.In February 1995, the Empire State Consumers Association of Rochester, N.Y., notified CPSC about a defective crib. CPSC is also aware of an incident involving a one-month-old child in Virginia whose head was caught in a 6-inch space that was created by missing spindles. The child suffered no injuries.This recall affects Jenny Lind crib model 6982 with lot numbers 8021, 8024, 8025, 8052, 8053, 8055, 8056, and 8070 and model 6983 with lot numbers 8022, 8023, 8026, 8027, 8031, 8032. Consumers should check the crib headboard for the model number and lot number. The cribs were sold for about $100 between July 1994 and January 1995 at Kmart stores only in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Tennessee, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Arkansas, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Texas.Consumers who own the Jenny Lind crib models listed above should stop using the cribs immediately and discard or destroy them

Recommended Action

Per CPSC guidance

The CPSC advises consumers to stop using the product. Contact the manufacturer or return the product to the place of purchase.