Monday, November 23, 2009

Crib recall - Storkcraft

Stork craft cribs are being recalled. 535,000 (approximately) are being recalled, including some 92,000 with the Fisher Price logo. ANY stork craft that was manufactured and distributed between May 2000 and November 2008. The reason that these cribs are being recalled:
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.
No children have died because of this defect, thank God, but one child sustained bruising to his head and another became trapped.
Parents are urged to stop using these cribs and to find a safe sleep method for their child. The remedy suggested is to contact Stork Craft to receive a free replacement kit with new mattress support brackets. The contact information for stork craft is:
Contact Stork Craft toll-free at (866) 361-3321 anytime to order the free replacement kit or log on to www.storkcraft.com

This information was taken from www.cpsc.gov, here is a direct link to the recall notice including pictures.

We have one of these cribs for Natalie. I am getting incredibly frustrated, this is the second recalled crib that we have had. The first was Emily's - it worked fine for us, but after it was in the garage we found out that it had been recalled. Luckily this recall is fixable!

2 comments:

  1. I can't believe you have had two cribs recalled. Thank goodness your kids are OK.

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  2. I feel you. Our crib hasn't been recalled...I don't know why, because it has a drop side with plastic hardware. My husband said he may just drill the darn side to the frame to make it where it can't move.

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