Stork Craft crib recall video, pictures, FAQ's answered and important crib safety information

Photo/US Consumer Protection Safety Commission

Many years ago, when I bought my very first crib one of the most important things I was warned of was making sure that the space between the slats was safe and that my child could not get a head, hand or leg stuck as they move and roll around their bed.  

However, that fear has been replaced by another one, that of children being caught between the side rail and the bed, resulting in injury, illness and quite possibly even death. 

The U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission with Stork Craft Manufacturing Company recalled 2.1 million infant cribs due to the following injuries and deaths:

• "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." (Source USCPSC Release 10-046)

The injuries and deaths were a result of faulty equipment or improper installation of the side rails causing them to loosen, break, or become deformed or missing.   The side rail would become loose, allowing a child to fall and become trapped between the side rail and the mattress (see photo above) 

Photo/US Consumer Protection Safety Commission

This is the largest crib recall ever in the United States and adding this recall to many other crib recalls results in approximately 5 million cribs recalled in the past few years.

Details regarding Stork Craft Cribs being recalled:

• drop side cribs
• manufactured between 1993-October 2009
• both Stork Craft Cribs and some Fisher Price logo cribs are included in this recall
• look for the manufacture date, model number, crib name, country of origin, and the firm’s name, address, and contact information on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress support board.
• look for the firm’s insignia “storkcraft baby” or “storkling” inscribed on the drop-side teething rail of some cribs.
• cribs containing 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. 

Parents should discontinue using these cribs immediately and contact Stork Craft Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 anytime to order the free repair kit, or log on to www.storkcraft.com. 

The cribs being recalled were sold by major retailers in the United States and Canada and include the following retailers:  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 India, China and Indonesia. 

For more important safety information regarding cribs and infant safety visit the crib information center. 

Most importantly, parents if you have any of these cribs do not use them. Find alternate sleeping arrangements for your child until you receive and install the appropriate repair kit and do not attempt to repair on your own.  Avoid being the mother in this youtube video who shares her experience with the defective Stork Craft crib.