Crib Recall Not Seen Serious For Insurers Despite The Numbers

The recall of more than 2.1 million baby cribs by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission should not have a serious impact on insurers, but might pique demand for recall coverage, experts suggest.

Yesterday, the Safety Commission, along with Canada’s product safety department, Health Canada, announced a voluntary recall of more than 1.2 million cribs in the United States and 968,000 in Canada.

The drop-side cribs, manufactured in Canada, China and Indonesia, were produced by Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. of British Columbia, Canada. The units were manufactured and distributed as far back as 1993 through October of this year.

The problem, the CPSC said, is with the hardware designed to keep the drop side of the crib in place. When it fails, or is installed incorrectly, the side can fall out of place, allowing a child to become wedged between the mattress and the side rail or to fall out of bed.