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Cribs Recalled Due To Strangulation Hazard
Cribs Manufactured In China, Imported By Virginia Company
POSTED: 12:00 pm PST November 8,
2007
UPDATED: 12:36 pm PST November 8,
2007
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of 8,900 Bassettbaby cribs for possible entrapment and strangulation hazard due to bolts at the tops corners of the crib coming loose.
According to the CPSC, the Wendy Bellissimo Collection convertible cribs were sold for around $500 exclusively at Babies R US stores nationwide from July 2005 through October 2007.Model numbers involved in the recall are 5945-0521 and 5545-0521, sold in honey and cherry finishes. Consumers who purchased the sleigh-style design should check 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.Consumers of the recalled models should immediately stop using the cribs and contact Bassettbaby for a free repair kit.All other Wendy Bellissimo Collection cribs are not involved in this recall.For additional information, contact Bassettbaby at (888) 897-4689 between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET daily, or visit their Web site at Bassettbaby.com.
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