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Stork Craft Recalls Over 2 Million Baby Cribs Due to Serious Safety Concerns

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Over 2 million baby cribs have been voluntarily recalled by Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. due to serious safety concerns. The recall affects cribs in the United States and in Canada. About 147,000 of the recalled cribs were manufactured with the Fisher-Price logo.

If you suspect an injury to any child or infant might be related to a defective baby crib, even if you are unsure if the crib was made by Stork Craft, please contact our law firm for a free case evaluation. Call us today at 800-529-5072 or simply fill out the form on this page.

According to the CPSC (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) the recalled cribs contain plastic hardware which can cause serious safety hazards. The plastic parts can break or come loose

"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."

Source: CPSC http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml10/10046.html

A number of injuries, including suffocations, have been reported to the CPSC from owners of the recalled cribs. Owners of affected cribs are urged to stop using them immediately and use an alternate sleeping environment for their baby.

"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."

Source: CPSC http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml10/10046.html

How to Identify Recalled Stork Craft Cribs

To be sure you can properly identify Stork Crafty cribs which may have been recalled, we suggest following this recall online at www.CPSC.gov. Below we have listed some helpful information from the CPSC that might help you quickly identify a recalled crib.

• 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.

If you have, or know of, any child or infant injured in a crib then contact our attorneys now for a free case evaluation. We can help determine if the crib might have been affected by this recall and let you know your legal options. Call 800-529-5072 now or complete the easy form on this page.

Photos source: http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml10/10046.html

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