CPSC2012-07-24
Peg Perego Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation; One Child Death Reported
Peg Perego USA Inc., of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Hazard
Entrapment and strangulation can occur, especially to infants younger than 12 months of age, when a child is not harnessed. An infant can pass through the opening between the stroller tray and seat bottom, but his/her head and neck can become entrapped by the tray. Infants who become entrapped at the neck are at risk of strangulation.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact the firm for a free repair kit. Do not return the stroller to the retailers as they will not be able to provide the repair kit.
Sold at
Various retailers nationwide, including Babies R Us and Buy Buy Baby from January 2004 through September 2010 for between $270 and $330 for the Pliko P-3 stroller and between $350 and $450 for the Venezia stroller.
Affected count
About 6,223,000
Injuries reported
A 6-month-old baby boy from Tarzana, Calif. died of strangulation after his head was trapped between the seat and the tray of his Peg Perego stroller in 2004. Another baby, a 7-month-old girl from New York, N.Y., nearly strangled when her head became trapped between the seat and the tray of her stroller in 2006.
Manufactured in
Italy
Products
Peg Perego Venezia and Pliko-P3 strollers
Consumer contact
For additional information, call Peg Perego at (888) 734-6020 anytime or visit the firm's website at www.PegPeregoUSA.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2012/Peg-Perego-Recalls-Strollers-Due-to-Risk-of-Entrapment-and-Strangulation-One-Child-Death-ReportedDon't want to check this manually?
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