FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 22, 2005

Release # 05-137

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 837-4404

CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Graco Media Contact: (973) 316-1665 Tricia
Ryan

CPSC,
Graco Children’s Products Announce Recall of Toddler Beds

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission announces
the
following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm
below.
Consumers should stop using recalled
products immediately unless
otherwise
instructed.

Name of product: Graco
Toddler Bed

Units: About 1.2
Million

Manufacturer: Graco Children’s
Products Inc. of Exton, Pa.

Hazard: A
child’s arm, leg or foot can become entrapped between
the
slats in the guard rails or footboard. This
can result in broken bones,
sprains and other
injuries to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Graco has received
reports of 77 entrapments. This
resulted in 13
broken arms and legs, 1 broken foot, a sprained
ankle,
and 54 other injuries including bruised,
scratched, and swollen limbs.

Description: The recalled Graco toddler
beds are white plastic and steel
with openings
between the slats in the guard rails and footboard.
The
beds were sold under the names “Cozy
Toddler Bed,” “Glow-in-the-Dark
Toddler Bed,”
and “Classic Toddler Bed.” There is a label on the
guard
rail or leg containing one of the
following model numbers: “8801,
8801WR, 8821,
8824, 8828, 8833, 30066, 34434 and 11030,” a
serial
number, and the manufacturer’s address.
Model 8828’s headboard has a
blue sky with a
yellow moon and stars. Model 8801WR has red
legs.
“Graco” is printed on all of the beds’
footboards.

Sold at: Discount, department
and juvenile product stores nationwide
from
February 1994 through March 2001 for between $50 and $70.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should remove the
guard rails from the recalled Graco
toddler
beds immediately and call the firm to receive a free
retrofit
kit. The kit includes custom designed
mesh coverings that must be
attached to the
guard rails and footboard to prevent entrapment.
The
mesh coverings will be available in 6 to 8
weeks.

Consumer Contact: Graco at (800)
837-4404 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET
Monday
through Friday or log on to the firm’s Web site
at
www.gracobaby.com

View this recall online

Graco was also fined for failing to report
injuries