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2.1 million dropside cribs recalled

WASHINGTON (KTTC & AP) -- Government safety regulators say more than 2.1 million dropside cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S. history.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall involves 1.2 million cribs in the United States and almost 1 million in Canada, where Stork Craft is based.

Nearly 150,000 of the cribs on recall carry the Fisher-Price logo.

The agency is aware of four deaths of young children who suffocated in the cribs, which have a side that moves up and down to allow parents to lift children from the cribs more easily.

"Dropside cribs, because of the amount of hardware that's involved, because it weakens the structure of the crib itself have been involved in numerous deaths and injuries," says Kids in Danger spokesperson Nancy Cowels.

The Stork Craft cribs have had problems with their hardware, which can break, or with assembly mistakes by the crib owner.

The Industry Standards Board voted last week to no longer certify dropside cribs in the United States, but there's not word on when the industry might adopt the new standards.

Stork craft is sold at some of the big retailers: Target, Wal-Mart, Sears and K-Mart.

For a list of the recalled cribs, click here.