Lan Enterprises Recalls Doll Strollers After Child's Finger Tip was Severed; Product Also Poses an Entrapment Hazard to Young Children
Recall 07317 · Sep 28, 2007 · Lan Enterprises
21,000
units affected
21,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 07317
- Date
- Sep 28, 2007
- Company
- Lan Enterprises
- Units affected
- 21,000
- Product
- Mini Zooper Doll Strollers
- Product type
- Toy Dolls & Accessories
- Hazard
- Entrapment
The product
The Mini Zooper Doll Stroller has a silver metal frame with a bright pink cotton canvas seat cover. "Pottery Barn Kids" is printed on a label on the canvas seat cover.
What can happen
A child's finger can become caught in the rectangular metal clip or the black plastic side hinge, and this can sever a child's fingertip. Also, the strollers pose an entrapment hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled doll strollers away from children and contact Pottery Barn Kids for instructions on receiving a repair kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Pottery Barn Kids has received three reports of serious lacerations, including one partial finger severing on a 2-year-old boy.
- Sold at
- Pottery Barn Kids retail stores nationwide, catalog and Web site from October 2005 through June 2007 for about $50.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled mini zooper doll strollers?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled doll strollers away from children and contact Pottery Barn Kids for instructions on receiving a repair kit.
What is the hazard?
A child's finger can become caught in the rectangular metal clip or the black plastic side hinge, and this can sever a child's fingertip. Also, the strollers pose an entrapment hazard.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.