Safety regulator, Firms Announce Recall of Jogging Strollers
Recall 00103b · May 2, 2000 · Baby Trend Inc.
1,500
units affected
1,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00103b
- Date
- May 2, 2000
- Company
- Baby Trend Inc.
- Units affected
- 1,500
- Product
- Road Runner Jogging Strollers
- Product type
- Strollers & Accessories
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The "Road Runner" jogging strollers are aluminum, three-wheeled strollers with hand brakes. The seat and back is made from a blue canvas-type fabric. The stroller has a three- strap harness that secures the child in the seat. Two additional straps snap together and secure the back corners of the seat to the stroller frame. "Baby Trend" is written on the aluminum frame. The recalled stroller is model number 9592T. The model number is written on a label located in the center of the rear axle.
What can happen
Strollers were shipped without straps attached to the frame to secure the seat. Unless the frame straps are attached, a child in the seat of the stroller can lean forward and fall out.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these strollers immediately and examine the stroller, to determine if the seat is strapped to the stroller frame.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Baby Trend has received one report of an 8-month-old baby boy leaning forward in a stroller with unsecured seat straps, falling out of the seat and bumping his head.
- Sold at
- Baby's "R" Us stores sold the strollers nationwide, between January 1999 and April 1999, for about $200.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled road runner jogging strollers?
Consumers should stop using these strollers immediately and examine the stroller, to determine if the seat is strapped to the stroller frame.
What is the hazard?
Strollers were shipped without straps attached to the frame to secure the seat. Unless the frame straps are attached, a child in the seat of the stroller can lean forward and fall out.
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.