News from CPSC: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
Release #08-312
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 646-4106
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Jardine Cribs Sold by Babies“R”Us Recalled Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of product: Jardine Cribs
Units: About 320,000
Manufacturer: Jardine Enterprises, of Taipei, Taiwan
Hazard: The wooden crib slats and spindles can break, creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants.
Incidents/Injuries: There have been 42 incidents of crib slats and spindles breaking. Four children became entrapped in the space created by a broken slat or spindle. Two of the children had abrasions and bruising.
Description: Jardine wooden cribs in various styles and finishes, as listed below, are included in this recall.
| Model # | Description | First Sold |
| BC-23 | Drop Side Blue Spindle Crib | 8/2004 |
| BC-36B | Drop Side Light Blue Spindle Crib | 8/2005 |
| BC-36G | Drop Side Sage Spindle Crib | 7/2005 |
| BC-36P | Drop Side Pink Spindle Crib | 7/2005 |
| BC-007 | Hilton Drop Side Cherry Single Crib | 1/2002 |
| BC-010 | Windsor Drop Side Cherry Flat Panel Crib | 1/2002 |
| BC-010C | Windsor Drop Side Cherry Flat Panel Crib | 11/2003 |
| BC-010HP | Windsor Drop Side Oak/Honey Pine Crib | 11/2003 |
| BC-010W | Hilton Drop Side White Full Panel Crib | 7/2002 |
| BC-017 | Windsor Drop Side Dark Pine Single Crib | 1/2002 |
| BC-107C | Hilton Drop Side Cherry Single Crib | 3/2005 |
| BC-107CR | Windsor Cherry Single Sleigh Crib | 4/2007 |
| BC-110C | Berkley Drop Side Cherry Flat Panel Single Crib | 3/2005 |
| BC-110HP | Windsor Drop Side Honey Pine/Honey Single Crib | 3/2005 |
| BC-110W | Berkley Drop Side White Flat Panel Single Crib | 3/2005 |
| DA617BC | Wicker 3-in-1 White Crib | 1/2002 |
| DA620BC | Haven 3-in-1 Oak/Dark Pine Crib | 5/2002 |
| DA770BC | 4-in-1 White Convertible Crib | 1/2004 |
| DV730N | Natural Lifetime Crib | 9/2003 |
| DV730W | White Lifetime Crib | 8/2003 |
| DV830-N | Natural Lifetime Crib | 11/2004 |
| DV830-W | White Lifetime Crib | 11/2004 |
| 0113B00 | Drop Side Natural Spindle Crib | 7/2006 |
| 0113K00 | Drop Side Mahogany Spindle Crib | 6/2006 |
| 0303B00 | Berkley Natural Lifetime Crib | 9/2005 |
| 0303C00 | Berkley White Lifetime Crib | 8/2005 |
| 0303G00 | Berkley Cherry Lifetime Crib | 5/2005 |
| 0309K00 | Positano Mahogany Lifetime Crib | 4/2006 |
The model number is printed on the inside of the bottom rail of the headboard or footboard.
Sold at: KidsWorld, Geoffrey Stores, Toys“R”Us, and Babies“R”Us stores nationwide, and at babiesrus.com, from January 2002 through May 2008 for between $150 and $300, with one model, 0309K00 Mahogany Positano Lifetime Crib, which sold for $450
Manufactured in: China and Vietnam
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs and contact Jardine to receive a full credit toward the purchase of a new crib.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Jardine at (800) 646-4106 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET Saturday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.jardinecribrecall.com.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.