The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·98065·Announced 1998-02-10

Baby's Dream Furniture Recalls Generation Oak Cribs for Finger Entrapment Repair

Baby's Dream Furniture is recalling about 13,000 Generation oak cribs because a folding drop gate can trap and injure babies' fingers.

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 recall involves significant injury reports, specifically seven reports of severe lacerations, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating.

Plain-English summary

Baby's Dream Furniture Inc. is recalling approximately 13,000 Generation full-size oak cribs in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves cribs manufactured with a drop gate on the front that folds down, rather than a rail that slides up and down. This design allows a baby's fingers to become trapped in the folding mechanism, posing a risk of injury.

The company has received eight reports of fingers being trapped in the drop gate, including seven reports of severe lacerations to babies and one report of an adult's finger being injured. The affected cribs were sold at independent juvenile furniture stores nationwide from December 1994 through June 1997 for approximately $500 to $700. Only Generation full-size oak cribs with identifying cut numbers 194 through 1897 are subject to this recall. The cut number is printed next to the word "Generation" on a label attached to the lower rail of the crib's back frame.

Consumers should immediately lock the drop gate in the closed position and not use it until the repair is complete. Baby's Dream is offering a free repair kit that includes a new brass piano-style hinge to replace the original four smaller hinges, which closes the space between the lower section of the crib rail and the top section. Consumers can obtain the kit and installation instructions by calling Baby's Dream toll-free at (888) 866-4217 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST Monday through Friday, or by writing to Generation Crib Recall, Baby's Dream Furniture Inc., P.O. Box 579, Buena Vista, GA 31803-0579.

The recalled product

Product
Generation oak cribs
Manufacturer
Baby's Dream Furniture
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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