CPSC, The Betesh Group Announce Recall of "John Lennon"
CPSC, The Betesh Group Announce Recall of "John Lennon" Crib Mobiles
Why was CPSC, The Betesh Group Announce Recall of "John Lennon" recalled?
The screws that connect the mobile's arm assembly and crib clamp can become loose if overtightened. The arms can detach and fall into the crib, injuring the baby inside.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should stop using these mobiles immediately, and call The Betesh Group to receive a free replacement plastic mobile with stuffed animals. Contact: For more information, call The Betesh Group at (212) 686-4666 anytime, or write to: The Betesh Group, One East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- John Lennon crib mobiles
- Company
- The Betesh Group, of New York, N.Y.
- Quantity
- About 47,000
- Sold at
- Department and specialty stores sold these mobiles, from June 1999 through August 2000, for about $39.
- Recall date
- October 27, 2000
- Incidents / injuries
- CPSC and The Betesh Group have received seven reports of bumps and scratches to babies after the mobiles attached to their cribs fell on them.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
John Lennon Musical Mobiles hang from white wooden dowels that attach to cribs with white clamps. "John LennonTM" and "MADE IN CHINA" is written on the wind-up music box that turns the mobile. The music box plays the song, "Imagine." The mobile has colorful wooden cut-outs of a rhinoceros, two elephants, a giraffe and a bird hanging from yellow ribbons. Below each animal is a round disk with a drawing of the animal it hangs from on the bottom.