CPSC2015-07-23
UPPAbaby Recalls Strollers and RumbleSeats Due to Choking Hazard
UPPAbaby, of Hingham, Mass.
Hazard
The strollers' and RumbleSeats' bumper bar poses a choking hazard when a child bites the bumper bar and removes a piece of the foam covering.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately remove and stop using the bumper bar on these recalled strollers and RumbleSeats and contact the firm to receive a free bumper bar cover and warning label.
Sold at
BuyBuy Baby and other juvenile product retailers nationwide and online at Amazon.com from December 2014 through July 2015 for about $500 for the CRUZ stroller, $860 for the VISTA stroller and $170 for the RumbleSeat.
Affected count
About 71,000 (in addition, 8,000 were sold in Canada)
Injuries reported
UPPAbaby has received 22 reports of children biting off a piece of the bumper bar foam. No injuries have been reported.
Manufactured in
China
Remedy type
Repair
Products
UPPAbaby 2015 CRUZ, 2015 VISTA strollers and 2015 RumbleSeat
Consumer contact
UPPAbaby customer service toll-free at (844) 540-8694 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email contact@uppababy.com or online at www.UPPAbaby.com and click on Safety Notice on the lower right hand corner of the page for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/UPPAbaby-Recalls-Strollers-and-RumbleSeatsDon't want to check this manually?
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