Note: This product has been recalled subsequently for another hazard
Recall Details
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2011 Release #11-143 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (855) 242-2245 |
Note: This product has been recalled subsequently for another 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
Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.
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