The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British
Columbia, Canada, announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million
Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side
cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately
1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units
distributed in Canada.
CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled
cribs, wait for the free repair kit, and do not attempt to fix the cribs
without the kit. They should find an alternative, safe sleeping environment
for their baby. Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free
repair kit that converts the drop-side on these cribs to a fixed side.
The cribs’ drop-side plastic hardware can break, deform, or parts can become
missing. In addition, the drop-side can be installed upside-down, which can
result in broken or disengaged plastic parts. All of these problems can
cause the drop-side to detach in one or more corners. When the drop-side
detaches, it creates space between the drop-side and the crib mattress. The
bodies of infants and toddlers can become entrapped in the space which can
lead to suffocation. Complete detachment of drop-sides can lead to falls
from the crib.
CPSC, Health Canada, and Stork Craft are aware of 110 incidents of drop-side
detachment; 67 incidents occurred in the United States and 43 in Canada. The
incidents include 15 entrapments; 12 in the U.S. and three in Canada. Four
of the entrapments resulted in suffocation: a 7-monthold in Gouverneur,
N.Y.; a 7-month-old in New Iberia, La.; a 6-month-old in Summersville,
W.Va.; and a 9-month-old in Bronx, N.Y. Included in these incidents are 20
falls from cribs; 12 in the U.S. and eight in Canada. Fall injuries ranged
from concussion to bumps and bruises. The cribs involved in these incidents
had plastic drop-side hardware that had broken, missing, or deformed claws,
connectors, tracks, or flexible tab stops; loose or missing metal spring
clips; stripped screws; and/or drop-sides installed upside-down.
This recall involves Stork Craft drop-side cribs and Stork Craft drop-side
cribs with the Fisher- Price logo. This recall does not involve any cribs
that do not have a drop-side. This recall does not involve any cribs with
metal rod drop-side hardware. It involves only those cribs with plastic
trigger and one-hand-system drop-side hardware.
This recall includes Stork Craft cribs with manufacturing and distribution
dates between January 1993 and October 2009. This recall also includes Stork
Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price logo that have manufacturing dates between
October 1997 and December 2004. The Stork Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price
logo were first sold in the U.S. in July 1998 and in Canada in September
1998. The cribs were sold in various styles and finishes. The manufacture
date, model number, crib name, country of origin, and the firm’s name,
address, and contact information are located on the assembly instruction
sheet attached to the mattress support board. The firm’s insignia
“storkcraft baby” or “storkling” is inscribed on the drop-side teething rail
of some cribs. In Stork Craft cribs that contain the “Fisher-Price” logo,
this logo can be found on the crib’s teething rail, in the manufacturer’s
instructions, on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress
support board, and on the end panels of the Twinkle-Twinkle and Crystal crib
models.
Major retailers in the United States and Canada sold the recalled cribs
including BJ’s Wholesale Club, J.C. Penney, Kmart, Meijer, Sears, USA Baby,
and Wal-Mart stores and online at Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com, Costco.com,
Target.com, and Walmart.com from January 1993 through October 2009 for
between $100 and $400.
The cribs were manufactured in Canada, China and Indonesia. For additional
information, contact Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 anytime to
order the free repair kit, or log on to
www.storkcraft.com.
Important Message from CPSC:
CPSC would like to remind parents not to use any crib with missing, broken,
or loose parts. Make sure to tighten hardware from time to time to keep the
crib sturdy. When using a drop-side crib, parents should check to make sure
the drop-side or any other moving part operates smoothly. Always check all
sides and corners of the crib for disengagement. Any disengagement can
create a gap and e
Note: Health Canada’s press release can be seen at
http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retraiteng. jsp?re_id=888
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are
either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard
with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting
https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.
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Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of
serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under
the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and
families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical,
or0020mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer
products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and
household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate
of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30
years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To
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https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.
Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to
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