Simplicity drop-side cribs recalled

WASHINGTON (KXAN) - Simplicty, Inc. and SFCA, Inc. of Reading, Pa. recalled 400,000 cribs because they could be deadly, posing a suffocation risk to babies.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports an 8-month-old Houston baby died after being trapped between the drop side of the crib and the mattress when the crib's plastic hardware broke.

The CPSC is aware of 25 other incidents where a drop side detached from a crib because of faulty plastic connectors or hardware.

The affected cribs were sold at retailers nationwide from January 2005 to June 2009 for between $150 and $300 and have a flexible plastic tab at the top of the lower tracks.

The recall includes, but is not limited to, cribs with model numbers: 8050, 8325, 8620, 8745, 8748, 8755, 8756, 8765, 8778, 8810, 8994, 8995 and 8996.

If you own one of the cribs, immediately stop using it, and find a safe place for your baby to sleep.  Return the crib where you bought it for a refund, replacement or store credit.

For more information, including pictures of the faulty hardware, go to the CPSC's Web site .

Simplicity, Inc. recalled almost 1 million cribs in 2007 for a similar problem after two babies died. Neither Simplicity, Inc. or SFCA, Inc. appear to be in business anymore.