From the AP:
WASHINGTON — About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs are being recalled after three children became entrapped in their cribs and died of suffocation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.
Two infants, a 6-month-old and a 9-month-old, died in the recalled cribs, which were sold through May 2007. A 1-year-old child died in a newer model of the cribs, which has not been recalled but is being investigated by the safety agency, CPSC officials said.
CPSC spokesman Ed Kang would not comment on when or where the children died. Simplicity spokesman Joe Householder said the company will not release further details about the deaths out of respect for the families.
In all three deaths, the consumer had installed the drop-rail side of the crib upside down, the CPSC said. This creates a gap in the crib that children can slide into and suffocate.

It’s been a couple years since a crib was in the Kid You Not household, but I remember vividly how frustrating it was to set the damn thing up. There were little screws, springs, metal bars, spacers and confusing instructions. One little misstep and the whole thing didn’t work. And for what? A side that drops down six inches? I don’t think my wife and I ever used the mechanism once.
I’m not surprised at all that people have installed the drop-rail upside down. This is a classic example of bad design leading to bad things. The drop-rail style probably hasn’t changed in generations. Crib manufacturers: hire some new product designers.