More Drop-Side Cribs Recalled Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards

Well, another day, another recall of drop-side cribs due to concerns about children falling or becoming entrapped and strangled or suffocated in the infant beds.

This time, about 1,000 cribs made by Caramia Furniture and Mother Hubbard Cupboard’s are being recalled because the slats on the cribs’ drop side may come loose at the top and bottom rails, creating a gap large enough to pose a strangulation or suffocation risk, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

The Ontario, Canada company has received 18 reports of slats detaching from the rails of the crib, but no injuries have been linked to the defective beds.

Children Injured in Drop-Side Cribs

Each year, hundreds of children are injured or killed in defective drop-side cribs. Broken bones, bruising, and deadly strangulation and suffocation injuries are blamed on poorly designed cribs, missing hardware provided with the parts, or instructions that are so confusing or incomplete that the beds can be improperly assembled, leading to tragic accidents at home.

Millions of drop-side cribs have been recalled in recent years because of the very same problems now being reported in Caramina beds.

Specific Caramina Beds Recalled

The recall involves Caramia “Diane” drop-side cribs which were manufactured between September 2002 and June 2004. A label affixed to the inside of the headboard or footboard lists the manufacturing dates, the CPSC said.

The recalled beds were sold at Buy Buy Baby and juvenile product and mass merchandise stores nationwide from September 2002 through December 2005 for between $240 and $370. They were made in Slovenia.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Diane crib and contact Caramia Furniture to receive a free replacement drop side, the CPSC said. The bad news is: The free replacement will be not become available until March 2010.

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