CPSC, Babi Italia/LaJobi Industries Announce Recall to Replace “Tiffany” and “Josephine” Crib Drop-Side Rails
Kids’ product recall 03-137. Announced by CPSC on Jun 4, 2003.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 4, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The slats on the drop-side rails can come loose or detach. A child’s head can get caught in the space left by loose or missing slats, presenting an entrapment hazard. In addition, children can fall through the slat opening.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For further information, consumers may call CPSC’s toll-free Hotline at 800-638-2772.
Which ones are recalled?
The “Tiffany” and “Josephine” model cribs are made of solid natural wood with a chest of drawers attached to the footboard. The cribs can be converted into a toddler bed and an adult bed. The Tiffany cribs were manufactured from June through October 2001 and the Josephine cribs were manufactured from January through October 2001. The crib manufacture date code is located on the inside bottom of the headboard. The four middle numbers inside the eight-digit production number indicate the month and year of manufacture. Tiffany cribs with production date codes (four middle numbers) 0601, 0701, 0801, 0901 and 1001 and Josephine cribs with production date codes (four middle numbers) 0101, 0201, 0301, 0401, 0501, 0601, 0701, 0801, 0901, and 1001 are included in the recall.
About 2,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Babi Italia “Tiffany” and “Josephine” model cribs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Babi Italia, a division, LaJobi Industries Inc., of Edison, N.J.
- Babies R Us sold the recalled cribs exclusively, from July 2001 through January 2003, for about $500.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and LaJobi have received 41 reports of slats separating from rails of the crib. One child became entrapped between slats that came loose. Ten children fell out of the crib when the slats came out of the drop-side rail. No serious injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.