On Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) announced the “voluntary recall” of approximately 217,000 Graco cribs due to significant safety risks that came to the public’s attention after several reports of the drop side rail of cribs failing. The CPSC recall notice warns that the rail failure poses a “risk of suffocation and strangulation” as well as risk of the child falling to the ground. The recall period covers cribs sold from February, 2007 to March, 2010. The recall notice includes cribs sold “nationwide”. Thus, if you are an Oregon resident who purchased a Graco crib during this time period, please assume the recall applies to you. For more details about the recall, including photographs of recalled cribs, please read the April 29, 2010 Recall Notice.
If your child has already suffered injury or death as a result of a crib-related incident, please call an attorney immediately so that the claim can be properly reported to the CPSC and your family’s rights can be fully protected. Even if the incident occurred in a crib other than those affected by the current recall, it is still possible that the crib was defective. Therefore, a complete investigation should be undertaken by an attorney and appropriate experts.