The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Bassettbaby, of Bassett, Virginia, today announced a voluntary recall of Wendy Bellissimo Collection Convertible Cribs.Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
The name of the product is Wendy Bellissimo Collection Convertible Cribs.
The quantity of the recalled product is about 8,900.
The name of the Importer is Bassettbaby, of Bassett, Virginia.
The name of the Manufacturer is Goodbaby Child Products Company Limited of China.
The hazard associated with the recall product is that the
bolts connecting the top corners of the crib can come loose, creating a gap and posing a serious entrapment and strangulation hazard.
Bassettbaby has 85 reports of bolts loosening, including one report of a 13 month-old child’s hand becoming entrapped between the railings.
This recall involves Wendy Bellissimo Collection
convertible cribs, model numbers 5945-0521 and 5545-0521, sold in honey and cherry finishes.
The full size cribs have a sleigh design and one of the following purchase order numbers at the bottom rail of the headboard: 272903, 272904, 273904, 276728, 276729, 291081, 323975, 324472, 320318, 323976, 332883 365620, 368466 in honey, and 338535, 338537 and 332884 in cherry. All other Wendy Bellissimo Collection cribs are not involved in this recall.
The product was sold at Babies R Us stores nationwide from July 2005 through October 2007 for about $500.
The product was manufactured in China.
Consumers should stop using these cribs immediately and contact Bassettbaby for a free repair kit.
Consumer, for more information, should contact Bassettbaby at (888) 897-4689 between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET daily, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.bassettbaby.com