FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 23, 2009
Release # 10-046
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 274-0277
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983
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
JPMA Response: Also read the response to this recall from the Juvenile Products Manufacturer’s Association (JPMA) at http://jpma.org/pdfs/drop_side_cribs_11.23.09.pdf
Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side CribsWASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today 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-month-old 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.
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 entrap a child. In addition, do not try to repair any side of the crib, especially with tape, wire or rope.
Note: Health Canada’s press release can be seen at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=888
For more information on Crib Safety, visit CPSC’s Crib Information Center
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We have a storkcraft crib at our cottage with these parts. Would it be possible to have the replacement kit sent to:
Linda Langdon
Hi Linda,
Please contact Storkcraft at the places mentioned above and your free kit will be sent straight away. Thank you!
We recently purchased a Stork Craft crib model number 045550-64L is this crib involved in the recall? We have not used it yet but are planning to very shortly. Please advise. Thank you.
Hello Wayne, The Taylor static side crib is not included in this recall. However, if your Taylor crib has a drop down side then it would be eligible for the free repair kit. Please see the information above on the ways to order your kit and send Storkcraft your crib information and the kit will be sent right out.
I would like to order a repair kit for my crib, which was purchased at Sears in 2002. I have tried calling the phone number but am unable to get through. If you could let me know how to order one i would appreciate it
Hello Louise, Thank you for posting your comment. As you can imagine Storkcraft has been very busy handling the repair kit requests and it has been difficult to reach them as you have discovered. There are three ways to contact Storkcraft for your free repair kit. You can call the Storkcraft number (877) 274-0277, log on to http://www.storkcraft.com to log your parts request, or you can email your request to parts@storkcraft.com. When you contact Storkcraft please give them the following information:
-model number of your crib
-the date of manufacture
-the country of manufacture
-complete shipping information
All of these can be found on the bottom right corner of the mattress baseboard (under the mattress).
I hope this helps you get through to Storkcraft and get your crib repair kit quickly.
I purchased a storkcraft crib in september. It is a hollie 4 in 1 stage crib,model number 04550-649 and i am requesting the parts that are involved in the recall.My adress is 2-3225 parkdale crescent,Val Caron Ontario,p3n 1a7. If there is any other info that is needed,please e-mail me.Thank You.
I have a 1987 stork craft drop side that is virtually brand new. I bought it for my daughter and she is using it for her daughter. it has a model number:
05564-301
I can’t read the reg. number . The date is Oct. 17, 1997. I
The Reg. number might be
0000256501 ????? Is this a recall item. ? The slats are firm and strong.
It has two nobs on each side to drop the side and it probably hasn’t been dropped more than 10 times in its life.
hello, i just wanted to know if my crib was recalled. the model number is 3330104099929252.. thank you
There’s obviously a lot to recognise about this. I believe you created some very good factors in Features also.
Good post, thanks