Largest Crib Recall in History Announced Due to Crib Related Injuries and Deaths

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of Stork Craft cribs which is considered to be the largest crib recall in history.  The Stork Craft crib recall involves 2.1 million drop-side cribs due to a suffocation hazard.  Of the 2.1 million cribs being recalled 1.2 million cribs which were sold in the United States and 1 million that were sold in Canada. 

The recall was announced after the CPSC received 110 reports of injuries associated with the dangerous drop side cribs.  Four of the reports made to the CPSC resulted in death by suffocation when the child became stuck between the mattress and the drop side part of the crib.  Two of the children who died from the drop side cribs being recalled were from New York. 

The Stork Craft cribs being recalled are dangerous for multiple reasons.  Suffication and other injuries to children can occur if there is a manufacturer defect, if the drop side part of the crib breaks over time, if the drop side to the crib becomes loose or if the crib is not put together correctly by the consumer.   Parents are urged to stop use of the crib immediately if they have this crib in their home and to find a safe suitable area for their child to sleep in until Stork Craft sends a repair kit to turn the crib from a drop side crib to a stationary side crib.  You can contact Stork Craft by calling 866.361.3322.  The recall includes all Stork Craft drop-side cribs manufactured between January 1993 and October 2009.

Crib manufacturers may be forced to reconsider the way they make cribs and the CPSC is actually considering stopping cribs from being manufactured with drop-sides due to the massive amount of crib recalls this year. 

Here are some other defective cribs that were recalled in 2009:

• Stork Craft recalled over a 500,000 defective cribs due to mattress support issues
• Recall of over 400,000 defective Simplicity cribs which caused risk of stranguation and suffocation due to the crib breaking
• Another 400,000 crib recall by Simplicity for strangulation hazards
• Recall of defective convertable bassinets made by Simplicity
  

If your child was injured by a defective crib or defective childrens product you should consider contacting a child injury lawyer to discuss your child's injury with.  Defective products usually leave the product's manufacturer liable for injuries and deaths that are due to and caused by the defective product.  If you live in New York or New Jersey and would like to speak with a Staten Island child injury lawyer regarding your child's accident contact Frank J. Dito at 718.979.4300 or 800.976.4904.