Stork Craft Recalls More Than 500,000 Cribs; Mattress Support Bracket Failures Create Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation
Recall 09093 · Jan 13, 2009 · Stork Craft
535,000
units affected
535,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09093
- Date
- Jan 13, 2009
- Company
- Stork Craft
- Units affected
- 535,000
- Product
- Stork Craft Baby Cribs
- Product type
- Cribs
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
This recall involves Stork Craft Baby cribs and Stork Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. All Stork Craft Baby cribs with manufacturing and distribution dates between May 2000 and November 2008 are included in this recall. All Stork Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price logo have distribution dates between May 2000 and December 2004. 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 the product that contains 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.
What can happen
The metal support brackets used to support the crib mattress and mattress board can crack and break. When one or more support brackets break, the mattress can collapse and create a dangerous gap between the mattress and crib rails, in which a child can become entrapped and suffocate.
The fix
Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free replacement kit, with new mattress support brackets.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- In several incidents, the support bracket broke, causing the mattress to collapse and create a gap between the mattress and crib rails. In another incident a child reportedly became entrapped in the gap between the mattress and the drop side rail with no injury.
- Sold at
- Major retailers including J.C. Penney, Kmart and Walmart stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com, Costco.com and Walmart.com from May 2000 through January 2009 for between $100 and $400.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled stork craft baby cribs?
Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free replacement kit, with new mattress support brackets.
What is the hazard?
The metal support brackets used to support the crib mattress and mattress board can crack and break. When one or more support brackets break, the mattress can collapse and create a dangerous gap between the mattress and crib rails, in which a child can become entrapped and suffocate.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.