Crawl Space Children’s Enclosure Warning From Gerber Furniture
Kids’ product recall 88-080. Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 1988.
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Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 1988. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Suffocation
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Crawl Space Children’s Enclosure Warning From Gerber Furniture NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 1988 Release # 88-80 Consumers Warned About Proper Assembly of “Crawl Space” Children’s Enclosure WASHINGTON - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Gerber Furniture Group, Inc., Macedonia, Ohio, has determined that their “Crawl Space” children’s enclosure, model 14-816, may pose a potential suffocation hazard if not assembled according to instructions. “Crawl Space,” a portable mesh-sided enclosure, must be assembled with the metal legs on the outside of the mesh and away from child; otherwise the child may become caught between a leg and netting and may suffocate. The company is aware of one incident in which a child allegedly suffocated as a result of being caught between the netting and a metal leg. Care should be taken to ensure that this product is being properly used. Consumers should contact Gerber Furniture Group to receive warning labels for the Crawl Space and instruction sheet showing proper assembly. For information, call the company’s toll free number 1-800-222-9825, or write: Gerber Furniture Group, Inc., 9600 Valley Road, Macedonia, Ohio 44056, Attention Crawl Space/Consumer Service Department.
Gerber Furniture Group Crawl Space children’s enclosure.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Gerber.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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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.