The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·96001·Announced 1995-10-05

Gerry Fold-Away Baby Cribs Recalled Due to Collapse Risk

Gerry Baby Products issued a warning for certain cribs that can collapse if side rails are assembled incorrectly, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

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 collapse) where serious injury or death is possible, but the source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Gerry Baby Products Company warned consumers that certain models of its Gerry Baby cribs can collapse if not properly assembled. The company received 11 reports of cribs collapsing when children were placed in them with incorrectly assembled side rails. Although no injuries have been reported, if the side rail is put on backwards, the mattress support could collapse, allowing a child to fall or slip through the space between the mattress support and the bottom rail. This could result in serious injury, strangulation, or death. If the crib is assembled according to the manufacturer's instructions, there is no risk of collapse.

Gerry Baby Products Company sold 17,043 subject cribs nationwide between May and August 1994. The cribs were sold in various shades of natural wood and packaged in a brown cardboard box labeled in part "Gerry Fold-Away Crib... Compact crib that folds in seconds..." When fully assembled, the cribs measure 25.5 inches wide, 39.5 inches long, 26.5 inches deep, and 38 inches high.

Consumers who own Gerry Baby cribs model series 8200, 8300, and 8500 should check the manufacturer's date code on a label attached to the crib's hinged mattress support. Consumers should contact Evenflo's Parent Link Consumer Resource Center at (800) 233-5921 for assistance, as Gerry Baby Products is out of business and the Evenflo Company has taken over responding to questions about this warning.

The recalled product

Product
Gerry Fold-Away Baby Cribs
Manufacturer
Gerry
Category
Consumer Product — Baby Cribs
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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