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Graco Recalls Quattro™ and MetroLite™ Strollers Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation

  • Graco Quattro Stroller
  • Graco MetroLite Stroller
Name of Product:
Graco Recalls Quattro™ and MetroLite™ Strollers
Hazard:

Entrapment and strangulation can occur, especially to infants younger than 12 months of age, when a child is not harnessed.

Remedy:
Repair
Recall Date:
October 20, 2010
Units:

About 2 million Graco strollers

Consumer Contact

Contact Graco toll-free at (800) 345-4109 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at https://www.gracobaby.com/en-US/product-recall-details?gbprd=ST10QTMETSTR.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., is announcing the recall of about 2 million Graco strollers due to risk of entrapment and strangulation. CPSC and Graco have received four reports of infant strangulations that occurred in these strollers between 2003 and 2005. In addition, CPSC is aware of five reports of infants becoming entrapped, resulting in cuts and bruises, and one report of an infant having difficulty breathing.

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.

The recall involves older versions of the Graco Quattro Tour™ and MetroLite™ strollers and travel systems manufactured prior to the existence of the January 2008 voluntary industry standard which addresses the height of the opening between the stroller's tray and the seat bottom. This voluntary standard requires larger stroller openings that prevent infant entrapment and strangulation hazards.

This recall involves Graco Quattro Tour™ strollers and travel systems manufactured prior to November 2006 and MetroLite™ strollers and travel systems manufactured prior to July 2007. The strollers and travel systems were distributed between November 2000 and December 2007. The model numbers are printed on a label at the lower portion of the rear frame, just above the rear wheels or underneath the stroller. The name "Graco" appears on a label on the stroller tray and the headrest. Models included in the recall are:

Quattro Stroller

$100-$190

Distributed Between

Nov 2002 - Dec 2007

Quattro Stroller Travel System

$200-$250

Distributed Between

Oct 2002 - Oct 2007

MetroLite Stroller

$90-$190

Distributed Between

Nov 2000 - Dec 2007

MetroLite Travel System

$190-$250

Distributed Between

Dec 2000 - June 2005

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NOTE: Quattro and MetroLite strollers ending with the number 3 are NOT affected by this recall.

 

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Graco for a free repair kit.

 

Consumers can continue use of the stroller as a "travel system." When the stroller is used with the infant car seat, the entrapment and strangulation hazards posed by the space gap are not present.

Incidents/Injuries:

CPSC and Graco have received four reports of infant strangulations that occurred in these strollers between 2003 and 2005. In addition, CPSC is aware of five reports of infants becoming entrapped, resulting in cuts and bruises, and one report of an infant having difficulty breathing.

Sold At:
The strollers were sold at AAFES, Babies R Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Fred Meyer, Meijers, Navy Exchange, Sears, Target, Walmart and other stores nationwide between November 2000 and December 2007 for between $90 and $190 for the strollers, and between $190 and $250 for travel systems.
Note:

When using a stroller, parents and caregivers are encouraged to always secure children by using the safety harness and never leave them unattended. To learn more about the importance of stroller safety, download CPSC's safety alert: www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/5096.pdf

Importer(s):

Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia

Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
11-015

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