The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·10302·Announced 2010-07-14

Pottery Barn Kids Recalls Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment and Fall Hazards

Pottery Barn Kids is recalling drop-side cribs because the sides can detach, creating risks of entrapment, suffocation, and falls for young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (crib) where injury has been reported (7 minor injuries), but no deaths or serious injuries are stated, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., is recalling approximately 82,000 drop-side cribs. The recall involves all models of these cribs, which were sold exclusively through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog, website, and retail stores nationwide from January 1999 through March 2010 for between $300 and $600. The cribs were manufactured in Canada, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Italy.

The drop-sides on these cribs can detach when hardware breaks, creating a space into which a young child can become entrapped, potentially leading to suffocation. Children can also fall out of the crib. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Pottery Barn Kids have received 36 reports of drop sides malfunctioning or detaching. These incidents resulted in seven minor injuries when children fell out or got their legs caught between the mattress and the drop side. One child became entrapped at the head between the drop side and the mattress but was freed without injury.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs and inspect the hardware to ensure it is not broken. To receive a free fixed-gate conversion kit that will immobilize the drop side, consumers should contact Pottery Barn Kids at (877) 804-3847 between 7 a.m. and midnight, seven days a week, or visit the company's website.

The recalled product

Product
Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard
Affected units
82,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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