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SevereCPSC·87057·Announced 1987-09-29

North States Portable Crib Floorboard Recall Due to Fall Hazard

North States is replacing floorboards in Sears portable cribs because a dislodged board caused an infant to fall and fracture her skull.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly reports a serious injury (fractured skull) resulting from the product defect, which meets the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury reports.

Plain-English summary

North States Industries, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily replacing the floorboards on specific portable cribs sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. Approximately 14,500 affected units were distributed nationwide between March 1, 1986, and December 14, 1986. The affected models are Sears 29-30691 (maple stain) and 293-0692 (varnish finish), which retail for about $70.00.

The recall is prompted by a reported incident in which a young infant suffered a fractured skull after the floorboard dislodged while the crib was in the upper "changing table" position. The infant fell and struck her head on the floor when a grandmother attempted to lower the drop side. One other incident was reported but did not result in injury. The defect involves a floorboard with only one clip attached to the underside, which fails to prevent the drop side from being lowered when the board is in the elevated position.

Consumers should stop using the affected portable cribs immediately. To receive a free replacement floorboard, owners should call North States Industries collect at 612-522-6505. The redesigned floorboard features six metal clips on the underside and a cautionary label advising against lowering the drop side when the board is in the changing table position. Only floorboards with a single clip on the underside are affected.

The recalled product

Product
Sears portable crib/changing table floorboards
Manufacturer
North States
Category
Consumer Product — Baby Furniture
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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