CPSC2017-04-27
Osprey Recalls Child Backpack Carriers Due to Fall Hazard
Osprey Child Safety Products LLC and Osprey Packs Inc., of Cortez, Colo.
Hazard
A child seated in the carrier can slip through the leg openings, posing a fall hazard to children.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled carriers and contact Osprey for a free Seat Pad Insert for use along with the existing safety straps to secure the child in the carrier. Consumers who previously received and installed the free Seat Pad Insert in their carriers are not required to take further action.
Sold at
REI and specialty outdoor stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2012 to December 2015 for between $200 and $300.
Affected count
About 82,000 (in addition, about 5,732 were sold in Canada)
Injuries reported
Osprey has received four reports of children falling through the carrier leg openings, resulting in one report of a skull fracture and one report of scratches to the head.
Manufactured in
Vietnam
Remedy type
Repair
Products
Poco child carriers
Consumer contact
Osprey toll-free at 866-951-5197 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, email at pocoseatpad@ospreypacks.com or online at www.ospreypacks.com and click on "Poco Safety Notices" on the navigation bar at the top right hand corner of the page for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Osprey-Recalls-Child-Backpack-CarriersDon't want to check this manually?
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