The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission along with Ethan Allen, Victory Land Group, and Angel Line have announced recalls this morning for over 41,000 drop-side cribs.

The reason for the series of crib recalls, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission is because, “The crib’s drop-side rail hardware can malfunction, detach or otherwise fail, causing part of the drop side rail to detach from the crib. When the drop-side rail partially detaches, it creates a space between the drop side and the crib mattress. An infant or toddler’s body can become entrapped in the space, which can lead to strangulation and/or suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib. Drop-side incidents can also occur due to incorrect assembly and with age-related wear and tear”.

Both Ethan Allen, as well as Victory Land have received numerous reports of malfunctions with the cribs, with both companies receiving reports of 3 injuries taking place because of the malfunctions. All injuries were minor and involved cuts and or bruises.

The recalled cribs from Ethan Allen include the following item numbers, 14-5650, 15-5650, 16-5650, 26-5650, 35-5622, 36-5620, 36-5622 and 38-5622. A label should be on the headboard of the cribs with the item number on it. The cribs were manufactured in the United States and China, and were sold at Ethan Allen stores between January 2002, and December 2008 for $550 to $900.

The Victory Land Group recall involves tan and white colored Heritage Collection, 3-in-1 drop side cribs, sold exclusively at K-Mart stores with item numbers 07-1248 and 07-1252. A label with the item number will be founds also on the inner side of the headboard. These cribs were sold between February 2007, and October 2008 for $130 at K-Mart stores only, and were manufactured in Vietnam.

Finally the Angel Line cribs involved in this recall include Longwood Forest cribs with model numbers 6103S, 6105S, 6106S, 6108S, 6109S, 8025P, and 8029P.

The contact numbers for each company, in order to get further details about the recalls, are provided below:
Ethan Allen at (888) 339-9398
Victory Land Group at (866) 499-2099
Contact Angel Line at (800) 889-8158