Strollers:

Graco has issued a voluntary recall of their Passage, Alano and Spree strollers and travel systems.  The hinges on the canopy pose a fingertip amputation/laceration hazard when the canopy is being opened or closed.  These strollers/travel systems were sold at Babies R Us, Walmart, Target and other major national retailers.

There are 1.5 million strollers affected by this recall.

To see complete information about this recall, including model numbers, click here.

Cribs:

 More than 630,000 Dorel Asia cribs have been recalled.  The drop side hardware is faulty, causing it to detach and fall in some cases. There has been a report of one infant death by entrapment/strangulation and other infant injuries have been reported.   These cribs were sold in Sears and Walmart stores.

For more information regarding this recall, including pictures and model numbers, click here.

-Erica Smith
esmith@opubco.com

Maclaren USA has reported 12 fingertip amputations in the U.S. involving the strollers’ hinge mechanism, all children.

1 million strollers are affected by this recall including ALL single and double umbrella strollers.  They were sold at various stores including Babies R Us, Target and other national retailers from 1999 through this month. 

Consumers will get a free repair kit from Maclaren.

For full recall information, including additional photos, click here. 

I can’t encourage parents enough to sign up to get recall alerts emailed to them.  Since my son was born, 5 items we were using, including a carseat, were recalled. 

Sign up online at https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.

-Erica Smith
esmith@opubco.com