Stork Craft Recalls 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc, of British Columbia, Canada, announced the voluntary recall of over 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs. This is including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves about 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada.

Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free repair kit that converts the drop-side to a fixed side. CPSC is urging parents and caregivers to stop using the cribs immediately, wait for the repair kit, and don't try to fix the crib without the kit.

The drop-side plastic hardware on the cribs can break, deform, or parts can become missing. The drop-side can also be installed upside down, which can result in broken parts. All of these things can cause the drop-side to detach in one or more corners, which creates 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 suffocation. Complete detachment of drop-sides can lead to falls from the crib.

There have been 110 incidents of drop-side detachment that the authorities are aware of. There have been 15 entrapments, 4 of which resulted in suffocation. There has been 20 falls from cribs with injuries ranging from concussions to bruises.

This recall involves only those cribs with plastic trigger and one-hand-system drop-side hardware. The recall includes Stork Craft cribs with manufacturing and distribution dates between January 1993 and October 2009, and Stork Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price logo that have manufacturing dates between October 1997 and December 2004. This information can be located on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress support board.

For additional information, contact Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 anytime to order a free repair kit or log on to www.storkcraft.com