Before a crib is used, donated, or resold, locate its permanent label and compare the manufacturer, model, and manufacture date with the full CPSC recall notice. Hardware appearance and seller assurances cannot replace those identifiers. If the label is absent, unreadable, or inside an affected date range that cannot be resolved, keep the crib out of service while the manufacturer or CPSC helps identify it.
The cited crib sources were checked August 26, 2026. Recall scope, manufacturer contacts, and remedy availability can change, so reopen the notice before transferring the crib or installing a kit.
Photograph the crib before moving any hardware
Start with the crib empty. Photograph all four sides, the mattress support, end panels, rail mechanism, fasteners, and every label that can be reached without disassembly. CPSC’s durable infant-product guidance says permanent markings include the manufacturer or importer, model name and number, and date of manufacture. A tracking label may also preserve batch or run information.
| Crib evidence | Copy or photograph | Decision supported |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent label | Manufacturer or importer, model, manufacture month and year | Primary recall-population match |
| Tracking information | Batch, run, production code, label location | Narrows a manufacturing cohort |
| Configuration | Full-size or non-full-size, fixed or moving side, finish, panel style | Separates similar product families |
| Hardware | Fasteners, brackets, mattress support, installed repair parts | Shows present configuration, not remedy authorization |
| History | Registration card, receipt, manual, prior-owner message | Recovers identity and transfer history |
Do not sand, repaint, or remove a label to make it easier to read. Use angled light and several close photographs. Keep loose hardware in a labeled bag, but do not improvise missing bolts or convert a rail while the product identity is unsettled.
Search the model and manufacture window together
Open the CPSC recall search and try the exact model, then the manufacturer plus crib. The full notice may list model numbers, date codes, manufacturing dates, colors, panel designs, retailers, or label photographs. Treat the conditions as a conjunction. A matching brand with a later manufacture date may be excluded; an exact model with an unreadable date remains unresolved.
CPSC’s durable infant or toddler product guidance explains the identifying marks and registration role. Registration can help a manufacturer contact an owner about safety information, but possessing a card does not prove the crib was registered or that a prior owner completed a remedy.
- Match manufacturer or importer, including a private-label relationship named in the notice.
- Compare the model character for character and preserve leading zeroes.
- Test manufacture date, batch, color, and structural description where listed.
- Copy the hazard, immediate consumer action, and authorized remedy.
Drop-side history and current condition are separate questions
An owner may see a moving rail, fixed rail, conversion hardware, or a part installed by someone else. Describe what is present without using appearance to declare compliance. A repaired or modified crib can still belong to a recalled population, and a crib outside a recall can still be damaged, incomplete, or unsuitable for use.
Check whether the notice covers the whole crib or a specific mechanism and whether the remedy was a kit, replacement, refund, or stop-use instruction. An unlabeled bag of hardware is not evidence that the authorized kit was installed. Ask for the manufacturer’s completion record or instructions tied to the model and recall number.
If the tracking label is missing or unreadable
Search the manual, registration form, original packaging, receipt, warranty message, and photographs from before repainting or assembly. Ask the prior owner where the crib was purchased and whether any recall kit was received. Provide CPSC or the manufacturer with measurements and construction photographs, but do not let a visual resemblance substitute for an identifier.
A marketplace title such as convertible crib can conceal the actual model. If identity cannot be recovered, state that directly. The stroller and bassinet recall guide is for those other product types; it should not be used to classify a crib or play yard.
Resale needs both a recall finding and remedy evidence
CPSC’s online buying and selling guidance says recalled products may not be sold and explains that a recalled product may be sold only after the stated remedy has been applied. For a crib, save the recall search, the exact unit identifiers, and the manufacturer or service record that describes the completed correction.
Do not rely on good condition, a missing news result, or the seller’s memory. If the crib is affected and no authorized remedy is available, follow the notice’s current instruction. If a repair was completed, disclose the recall and remedy record instead of representing the crib as never recalled. The toy recall guide can help with adjacent nursery items but does not cover crib construction.
A transfer packet should identify the crib, not merely the household that owned it. Include close photographs of the permanent and tracking labels, the complete model, manufacture date, notice result, current manual, and any authorized remedy receipt. List missing hardware and prior modifications separately. For a convertible crib, record the configuration being transferred and the manufacturer parts used, because toddler-bed conversion pieces can be confused with recall hardware. If a daycare, hotel, rental, or resale business is involved, retain the inventory number and inspection date alongside the manufacturer identity. This evidence does not create compliance, but it prevents a later owner from losing the exact facts needed to repeat the official search.
A no-recall result does not establish crib safety
A database search can identify published recall populations. It does not certify compliance, assembly, structural condition, mattress fit, missing hardware, or prior modification. Inspect those issues through the manufacturer’s current instructions and appropriate safety guidance. A no-match search is not permission to ignore broken wood, loose joints, altered rails, or uncertain parts.
Finish with one of three records. Affected lists the notice, matching fields, and next action. Excluded names the model or date difference that rules the crib out. Unresolved identifies the missing label, ambiguous date, or unverified remedy and keeps the transfer on hold. Save the source URLs and check date so a future owner can repeat the same test.