Graco stroller recallU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – News Release

 

Recall Date: November 20, 2014

Recall Number: 15-032

Graco Recalls 11 Models of Strollers Due to Fingertip Amputation Hazard

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Aspen, Breeze, Capri, Cirrus, Glider, Kite, LiteRider, Sierra, Solara, Sterling and TravelMate Model Strollers and Travel Systems

Hazard: The folding hinge on the sides of the stroller can pinch a child’s finger, posing a laceration or amputation hazard.

Remedy: Repair

Consumer Contact: 
Graco Children’s Products at (800) 345-4109 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.gracobaby.com and click on the “Help Center” at the top and Recall and Safety Notifications for more information.

Photos are available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Graco-Recalls-11-Models-of-Strollers.

Recall Details

Units: About 4.7 million in United States, about 202,000 in Canada, and about 10,300 in Mexico

Description: This recall includes eleven Graco and Century-branded strollers with model names Aspen, Breeze, Capri, Cirrus, Glider, Kite, LiteRider, Sierra, Solara, Sterling and TravelMate.  All models are a single-occupant stroller with an external sliding fold-lock hinge on each side and a one-hand fold release mechanism on the handle. Strollers with a manufacture date from August 1, 2000 to September 25, 2014 are included in the recall. Model numbers and the date of manufacture are printed on the white label located at the bottom of the stroller leg just above the rear wheel. The model names and numbers included in the recall are:

Aspen
6947MAN 6954AMB 7403ANM 7414BKL 7453UVB 7454WNN
Breeze
34950 6904N8 6904TN8 6907JUN 7404M7 7404TM7 7433BER
6904BUG 6904NV 6904YL 6907ZOU 7404NCB 7431PUR 7464CEL
6904LAZ 6904TLQ 6907CYP 6932AR 7404P8 7432PUR 7464KSB
             
Capri – Century Branded Literider
6901DZ 6901FRN 6901MP
Cirrus
35233 6956COR 6956MLL 7426CUB 7438JET 7456NGS
6919MV 6956MAC 7416HX 7435WNN 7456GKG 7463CUB
6919TMP 6956MIC 7416THX 7438GIN 7456MON
Glider
35206 6974CYP 6987FMT 6S00MRG3 7441SAV 7446STA 7S00SBN3
1755545 6974HAB 6987FMT3 6S01JAV3 7441SAV2 7448WLS2 7S00WAV3
1757978 6983THE 6987SFJ3 6S02SFS3 7441SPT 7459KYW2
6937N6 6984SAR 6999TRI 7441FLT 7445UNN 7S00KWD3
Kite
6837COE
Literider
1759206 1834721 6712NPB 6903RG 6927HE 6942MP 7304TOP2
1759753 1834725 6712PWC3 6912GMP 6927HK 6955G9 7305ALB2
1760521 1843722 6712SFT 6916BLW 6927LV 6989N2 7320UVB
1761301 1850503 6712SNY 6916BRN 6927TMJ 6989Y2 7321UVB
1763582 1852558 6712SUP 6916D5 6927TXB 6M01TAN3 7340SSR
1783222 1853477 6712SUP3 6916F3 6929B7 6M02SFR3 7340SSR2
1790492 1876823 6720THE 6916HBH 6929HX 7003CHP 7350DOH
1794240 34855 6730BEB 6916MEL 6929KY 7300MAK 7350DOH2
1801006 34939 6730DRM 6916P8 6929WN 7303BRL 7360NGS
1804095 35635 6730HMP 6916RK 6936HAV 7303BRL2 7436GIN
1809351 6710JKP 6827RS 6916TA6 6936JAM 7304GEI 7436JET
1809556 6710JUP 6903IND 6927AE 6938A5 7304GEI2 7M00DCF3
1817150 6712NAP 6903JJJ 6927GP 6940A4 7304HNW3
Literider – Century Branded
1804730
Sierra
7487GP 7487VA
Solara – Century Branded Literider
6965ZOL 6985CNC
Sterling
6988KER 7425CLE 7425OAK 7428RAC 7429VL 7437N5 7447PAS
7423RAC 7425CLE2 7427AD 7429HX 7429WZ 7447M7
TravelMate
6958HAV 6958TDT

 

Incidents/Injuries: Graco has received 11 reports of finger injuries including six reports of fingertip amputation, four reports of partial-fingertip amputation and one finger laceration.   

Remedy: Contact Graco immediately for a free repair kit. Repair kits will be available from the firm at the beginning of December 2014. While waiting for a repair kit, caregivers should exercise extreme care when unfolding the stroller to be certain that the hinges are firmly locked before placing a child in the stroller. Caregivers are advised to immediately remove the child from a stroller that begins to fold to keep their fingers from the side hinge area.

Sold at: Target, Toys R Us, Walmart and other retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Walmart.com and other online retailers from August 2000 through November 2014 for about $40-70 for the stroller and about $140-$170 for the Travel System.  

Manufacturer: Graco Children’s Products, of Atlanta, Ga.  

Manufactured in: China

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/42149r-eng.php

Profeco (Mexico) press release is available at http://www.alertas.gob.mx/adicionales/info_1_145.pdf

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction.  Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

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