Dorel Asia Crib Recall and Lawsuit

The death of a baby in a drop-side crib prompts
recall of 635,000 Dorel Asia cribs.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Dorel Asia SRL received a report of the death of a 6-month old child from Cedar Rapids, Iowa who became entrapped and strangled in a Dorel Asia crib after the drop side hardware broke. The crib continued to be used after the parents tried to repair the drop side themselves.

CPSC and Dorel Asia received reports of 31 drop side incidents with Dorel Asia cribs. In six of those incidents, children were entrapped between the drop side and crib mattress. Three children suffered from bruises as a result of the entrapment. In addition, CPSC and Dorel Asia received reports of 36 incidents of slat breakage, including seven reports of bruises and scratches to children and two reports of entrapment that resulted in no injury.

In response to the death of the baby from Iowa and the incidences of injury, Dorel Asia SRL, of Barbados, announced a voluntary recall to replace drop side and non-drop side cribs that pose crib suffocation and crib strangulation hazards to infants and toddlers.

According to the Dorel Asia crib recall announcement:

The drop side hardware can fail causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches it creates a space in which an infant or toddler can become entrapped and suffocate or strangle. In addition, the recalled cribs can pose a serious entrapment and strangulation hazard when a slat is damaged. This can occur while the crib is in use, in storage, being put together, taken apart or reassembled; or during shipping and handling.

The Dorel Asia crib recall involves about 635,000 cribs sold at K-Mart, Sears and Wal-Mart stores nationwide from January 2005 through December 2009 for between $120 and $700..

The following Dorel Asia cribs are involved in the recall:

Model Number	Front Rail	Description
WM1633	Drop side	3-1 Sleigh Crib – Cherry
WM1633-0	Drop side	3-1 Sleigh Crib - Cherry (no castors)
WM1676BC	Fixed	4-1 Bethany James Crib – Walnut
WM1676BCR-DC	Fixed	2-1 Crib – Walnut
WM2163	Fixed	4-1 Crib – Manhattan Walnut
WM2163DC	Fixed	4-1 Crib – Manhattan Walnut
WM1633-0-DC	Fixed	3-1 Sleigh Crib (no castors)
GP004B3EGR	Drop side	3-1 Convertible – Espresso
GP004B3WGR	Drop side	3-1 Convertible – White
GP006BCEGR	Drop side	Single – Espresso
GP006BCWGR	Drop side	Single – White
DA1615B3	Drop side	3-1 Convertible Crib – Natural
DAKM5132	Drop side	3-1 Convertible Crib – White
DASE5005	Drop side	Cottage Hill Single Crib – White
DASE5009	Drop side	Vintage Estate 3-1 Sleigh Crib – Cherry
DA0504KMC-1N	Drop side	3-1 Heritage Crib – Natural
DA0504KMC-1W	Drop side	3-1 Heritage Crib – White
DA1614B3	Drop side	3-1 Lexington Crib – Cherry
DAKM5152	Drop side	Single Jenny Lind Crib - Walnut
DASE5015	Drop side	3-1 Convertible - Toffee

If your child has died or suffered brain damage that you believe was caused by a defective Dorel Asis crib, please contact a product liability attorney at our office about a Dorel lawsuit:

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