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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov |
Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2011 Release #11-106 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 432-1642 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 |
Strollers Recalled to Repair by phil&teds USA Due to Amputation and Laceration Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Jogging Strollers
Units: About 22,000 in the United States and 7,200 in Canada
Importer: phil&teds USA Inc., of Fort Collins, CO
Hazard: When folding and unfolding the stroller, a consumer’s finger can become caught in the hinge mechanism, posing amputation and laceration hazards.
Incidents/Injuries: phil&teds has received three reports of incidents resulting in injuries to the adult users including a finger tip amputation and two reports of lacerations.
Description: This recall involves sport v2 and classic v1 model single-seat jogging strollers. The three-wheel strollers have a metal frame, cloth seat and a canopy. The sport v2 model stroller was sold in red, orange, green, black, charcoal, navy and in graffiti print. Sport v2 serial numbers included in the recall are 0308/0001 to 0510/0840. The classic v1 model strollers were only sold in red. Serial numbers for the classic v1 are 0308/0001 to 0510/0906. The first four digits of the serial number is a month/year date code and the last four digits are for the individual stroller. Serial numbers are printed on the inside of the folding hinge. The phil&teds logo is located on the crotch piece of the harness on both models.
Sold by: Specialty juvenile stores nationwide from May 2008 through July 2010 for between $350 and $450.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact phil&ted USA to arrange for the shipping of a free hinge-cover kit and repair instructions.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact phil&teds USA at (877) 432-1642 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the company’s website at www.philandteds.com/support
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1252
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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
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What can you tell me about Ragazzi cribs – if the drop side rail is safe? It doesn’t appear on the CPSC as a recalled crib company and when i called, they said their cribs were not part of the massive recall in the last couple years. However, the company was liquidated and bought in 2007 by Storkcraft so i don’t have confidence that these cribs (mine from 2003) were looked at (does the CPSC review defunct companies products and how many years do they look back?) And Storkcraft can’t tell me anything, nor has parts to make the crib rails stationary. Please advise!
Re: [Baby Bargains Book Blog] Jill J submitted a comment to RECALL: Strollers Recalled to Repair by philteds USA Due to Amputation and Laceration Hazards
Hi Jill: Thanks for reading our book, BABY BARGAINS! Glad you found it helpful.
Bad news there: since Ragazzi is out of business, there are no kits available to make those crib rails static. As far as I know, there is no way of making a crib rail non-movable on your own.
You are correct that the Ragazzi cribs were not subject to the most recent round of recalls. However, both the US and Canada are forbidding the resale of ALL drop-side cribs.
Wish we had better news,
Alan Denise
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