Safety Recalls
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2009 Release # 09-334 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 506-2213 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
Baby Jogger Recalls Strollers Due to Fall Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Baby Jogger City Mini Strollers
Units: About 41,000
Distributor: Baby Jogger LLC, of Richmond, Va.
Hazard: The stroller’s restraint buckle could break or unlatch allowing the child or infant to fall out.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves Baby Jogger City Mini single and double strollers. “City Mini” is printed on the stroller. Item numbers and date codes included in this recall are listed in the chart below along with stroller colors. The item number is printed on a sticker on the rear wheel crossbar. The manufacturing date code is engraved on the frame behind the rear wheel axle crossbar or on the back of the frame on the upright bar between the right rear wheel and the seat.
| Item Numbers | Color | Manufacturing Date Codes |
|---|---|---|
| 67100 | Black | 2007.11.1 through 2009.2.28 (Nov.1, 2007 through Feb. 28, 2009) |
| 67102 | Blue/Gray | |
| 67103 | Red/Black | |
| 67104 | Gray/Green | |
| 67105 | Stone/Black | |
| 67109 | Orange/Gray | |
| 67170 | Black | |
| 67172 | Blue/Gray | |
| 67173 | Red/Black | |
| 67174 | Gray/Green | |
| 67175 | Stone/Black | |
| 67179 | Orange/Gray |
Sold at: Juvenile products stores, mass merchandisers, and department stores nationwide and on various Web sites including www.amazon.com from November 2007 through July 2009 for between $220 and $400.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Baby Jogger to receive a free replacement restraint buckle and installation instructions.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Baby Jogger at 877-506-2213 between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET, email the firm at recall@babyjogger.com, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.babyjogger.com
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2009 Release # 09-329 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 423-8653 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall To Repair Window Blinds By Vertical Land
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Products: Horizontal and Vertical Blinds and Cellular Shades
Units: About 15,400 (horizontal), 16,400 (vertical), 800 (Cellular Shades)
Manufacturer: Vertical Land Inc., of Panama City Beach, Fla.
Hazard: Horizontal Blinds: The blinds do not have inner cord stop devices to prevent the accessible inner cords from being pulled out. If an inner cord is pulled out, a child can become entangled in the loop and strangle.
Vertical Blinds: Strangulations can occur if a child’s neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop formed by the bead chain or by the cord with a weighted device.
Cellular Shades: Strangulations can occur if a child’s neck becomes entangled on the shade’s free-standing looped cord.
Incidents/Injuries: In May 2006, CPSC received a report of a 4-year-old girl from Pensacola, Fla., who strangled in the loop of a vertical blind cord that was not attached to the wall or floor.
Description: This recall involves all Vertical Land custom-made vertical and cellular window coverings that do not have a cord tensioning device and horizontal blinds that do not have inner cord stop devices. A sticker identification label can be found on the head rail of some of the window coverings which lists the company’s name, address and telephone number.
Sold at: Vertical Land stores in Panama City and Pensacola, Fla. from January 1992 through December 2006 for between $60 and $200 (depending on the size of the blind).
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the window coverings and contact Vertical Land to receive a free retrofit kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Vertical Land at (800) 423-8653 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a recall for the following items:
- Regal Lager recalls Phil & Teds strollers due to fall hazard
- Xtreme Toy Zone recalls toy dinosaurs due to violation of the Lead Paint Standard
- Evenflo recalls Majestic High Chairs due to fall/choking hazard
- Aloha 808 Trading recalls Children's Jewelry due to violation of the Lead Paint Standard