Just getting word of one of the biggest crib recalls in recent history. Delta cribs just announced a recall affecting nearly 1.6 million drop-side cribs - after two babies died when the drop side detached.
The recall includes cribs with two different types of hardware, including the "Crib Trigger Lock with Safety Peg" and the "Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg."
Both models were sold between January 1995 to September 2007 at Target, Kmart, Wal-Mart, and other major retailers.
Model numbers, which you can find on the mattress support board, include: 4320, 4340, 4500, 4520, 4530, 4532, 4540, 4542, 4550, 4551, 4580, 4600, 4620, 4624 (production dates 01/06 thru 11/07), 4640, 4660, 4720, 4735, 4742, 4750 (production dates 01/95 through 12/00), 4760, 4770, 4780, 4790, 4820, 4840, 4850, 4860, 4880, 4890, 4892, 4900, 4910, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-6, 4930, 4940, 4943, 4944, 4947, 4948, 4949, 4950, 4958, 4963, 4968, 4969, 4980.
Delta's "Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg" hardware models were sold at major retailers from January 2000 to January 2007. Model numbers, located on the mattress support board label, include: 4340, 4343, 4520, 4600, 4620, 4624, 4625, 4629, 4660, 4665, 4720, 4750, 4751, 4850, 4855, 4857, 4880, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-2B, 4925-6, 4980, and 8605.
If you have any of these cribs, stop using them immediately and contact Delta for a free, easy-to-install repair kit. Call Delta toll-free at (800) 816-5304 or click here for the manufacturer's info on the recall. Once you've repaired the crib with new safety pegs, your child can continue to sleep there.
