FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2011
Release #11-143 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (855) 242-2245
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 |
Note: This product has been recalled subsequently for another hazard
Jogging Strollers Recalled by B.O.B. Trailers Due to Strangulation Hazard
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: B.O.B.® single and double strollers
Units: About 337,000 in the United States and 20,000 in Canada
Importer: B.O.B. Trailers Inc., of Boise, Idaho
Hazard: A drawstring on the stroller can get wrapped around a child's neck, posing a strangulation hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of an 11-month-old girl who got entangled at the neck by the stroller's drawstring. The child was freed by her mother.
Description: This recall involves the following 11 models of B.O.B.® single and double strollers. The name "B.O.B" appears on the cargo basket under the stroller and on the front of the stroller. All of the recalled strollers have a yellow/orange drawstring at the rear of the canopy which is used to gather loose fabric when the canopy is pulled back. Strollers have the serial number either stamped in the frame or on a white label located on the stroller's rear right leg.
| Model | Serial # ranges |
| Sport Utility Stroller |
12362 - 35107
AA00001 – AA025490
AA900000 - AA999999 |
| Sport Utility Stroller D’Lux |
12362 – 35107
AB000001 – AB007940
AB900000 - AB999999 |
| Ironman® |
800000 – 803700
AC000001- AC027923
AC900000 - AC999999 |
| Sport Utility Duallie |
002001 - 008068
AD000001 – AD011252
AD900000 - AD999999 |
| Ironman® Duallie |
AE000001 – AE008909
AE900000 - AE999999 |
| Revolution |
AF000001 – AF189112
AF900000 - AF999999 |
| Revolution 12” |
AK000001 – AK024149
AK900000 - AK999999 |
| Stroller Strides® |
AG000001 – AG011163
AG900000 - AG999999 |
| Revolution Duallie |
AH000001 – AH072921
AH900000 - AH999999 |
| Revolution Duallie 12” |
AL000001 – AL012657
AL900000 - AL999999 |
| Stroller Strides® Duallie |
AM000001 – AM003229
AM900000 - AM999999 |
Sold at: REI, buy buy Baby and other stores nationwide and on the Web at Babiesrus.com, Target.com and Amazon.com between April 2002 and February 2011 for between $300 and $600.
Manufactured in: Taiwan and China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and remove the drawstring. If using a separately purchased Weather Shield or Sun Shield accessory with the recalled stroller, contact B.O.B. Trailers for a free canopy retrofit kit.
| Configuration | Use Stroller Only | Use Stroller With Optional
Weather Shield Accessory | Use Stroller With Optional
Sun Shield Accessory |
| Remedy |
Remove Drawstring
Instructions on removing drawstrings at:
www.bobcanopy.com |
Remove Drawstring, Install Canopy retrofit Kit
Order retrofit kits at www.bobcanopy.com |
Remove Drawstring, Install Canopy retrofit Kit
Order retrofit kits at www.bobcanopy.com |
Consumer Contact: For additional information, or to order a canopy retrofit kit, contact B.O.B. Trailers at (855) 242-2245 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.bobcanopy.com
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1279
Spanish Version
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (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 your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
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