After the death of a six month old baby and other reports of multiple injuries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in January 2010 announced on its website that Dorel Asia SRL of Barbados was voluntarily starting a recall to replace drop side and non-drop side cribs. This recall involves 20 models. It covers nearly 635,000 drop-side and fixed-front-rail Dorel Asia cribs sold by Kmart, Sears, Wal-Mart and other stores.

The Product Safety Commission is advising owners of these cribs to stop using them immediately until replacement kits are obtained and installed.

The Commission and Dorel Asia have received reports of 31 drop side incidents. In six cases, children were trapped between the drop side and crib mattress. In addition three babies suffered bruises.

Defective cribs and playpens pose serious dangers. Infants and toddlers can become entangled, trapped, or strangled by improperly designed or weak slats. Defective bedding can lead to airway obstruction when babies are trapped between the mattress and the side of the crib.

In February 2010, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled more than 500,000 drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores after three infants died. According to the Commission, plastic hardware on Generation 2 Worldwide and ChildESIGNS cribs can break and allow the drop side to detach. The mattress supports can also break away from the crib frame. Both defects create gaps that allow babies and small children become trapped that can result in suffocation or strangulation.