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The 23 November 2009, Storkcraft Cribs Recall is listed on this page. For your convenience, pictures are included for easy identification.

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Nearly 2.1 million cribs Stork Craft cribs have been recalled. Of these, 147,000 were sold under the brand name of Fisher Price. The recall does not involve Stork Craft cribs that do not have a drop-side. It also does not include any cribs with metal rod drop-side hardware. It involves only those cribs with a plastic trigger and one-hand-system drop-side hardware.

The recalled Stork Craft cribs have manufacturing and distribution dates between January 1993 and October 2009.

The Stork Craft cribs sold under Fisher Price were made between October 1997 and December 2004.

The Fisher Price cribs were first sold in the US in July 1998 and in Canada in September 1998.

They come in a wide variety of styles and finishes. The manufacture date, model number, crib name, country of origin, and the firm's name, address and contact information can be found 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 of the cribs. Those Stork Craft cribs sold under the Fisher Price label contain the Fisher Price logo on the teething rail, in the manufacturer's instructions, and on the assembly instruction sheet attached the mattress support board. You can also find the Fisher Price logo on the end panels of the Twinkle-Twinkle and Crystal crib models.

The cribs were sold at major retailers in the US and Canada including: BJ's Wholesale Club, J.C. Penny, Kmart, Meijer, Sears, USA Baby, and Wal-Mart. They were also sold online at Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com, Costco.com, Target.com, and Walmart.com. They were sold from January 1993 through October 2009 for between $100 and $400.

Reason for the recall:

The plastic hardware on the drop-side can break, deform, or parts can become missing. The drop-side can be installed upside-down by accident, which can result in broken or disengaged plastic parts.

All these problems can cause the drop-side to detach in one or more corners, creating a space in between the rail and the mattress. The bodies of infants and toddlers can become entrapped in the space and lead to suffocation. Complete detachment of the drop-side can lead to falls.

There have been 110 reports of drop-side detachment. 67 of these were in the US, 43 in Canada. Of these, 15 involved entrapments (12 in US, 3 in Canada).

Four of these entrapments resulted in suffocation and death: a 7-month old in New York, a 7- month old in Louisiana, a 6-month old in West Virginia, and a 9-month old in New York. There were also 20 incidents of falls from the cribs (12 in US, 8 in Canada), where injuries ranged from concussion to bumps and bruises.

The cribs involved in these accidents had plastic drop-side hardware that had broken, missing, deformed claws, connectors, tracks, or flexible tab stops; loose or missing metal spring clips; stripped screws; and/or drop sides installed upside-down.

What should you do?

Immediately stop using these cribs and wait for the free repair kit. Do not attempt to repair without the repair kit. Find a safe alternative sleeping environment for the child. Contact Stork Craft (877-274-0277) for a free repair kit that will convert the drop-side on these cribs to a fixed side.

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