Graco Recalls 2 Million Strollers After 4 Infant Deaths
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — About 2 million strollers sold before 2008 are being recalled by Graco after reports that four infants died in the strollers.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says four infants became trapped inside the strollers and were strangled. The deaths occurred between 2003 and 2005.
The recalled strollers are older versions of the Graco Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers and travel systems. All the models were made before 2007 and distributed by Graco Children's Products Inc. of Atlanta.
The CPSC says if babies aren't strapped into the strollers properly, they can slide through the opening between the stroller tray and the bottom of the seat, where they can get stuck and be strangled. The commission also said it was aware of five reports of infants becoming trapped, resulting in cuts and bruises, and one report of an infant having difficulty breathing.
The recall does not affect strollers used as a "travel system." When the stroller is used with the infant car seat, entrapment hazards are not present.
The recalled strollers were made before the development in 2008 of a voluntary standard that requires a larger stroller opening between the stroller's tray and seat bottom in order to prevent entrapment and strangulation.
The recalled strollers were sold at retailers nationwide between November 2000 and December 2007.
The recalled model numbers are:
35735, 35759, 7111ASB, 7111BKW, 7111CLN, 7111CUN, 7111DIA, 7111HEA, 7111HIG, 7111LAG, 7111KSH, 7112CNP, 7112MTR, 7113CJR, 7113CMR, 7113COT, 7119GGG, 7119WSR, 7121MAY, 7125QST, 7126RNS, 7127LEG, 7132RXY, 7134SMB, 7138RNS, 35760, 7411ATR, 7411BGN, 7411BGN2, 7411BLB, 7411KBK, 7411KBK2, 7411LV, 7411MCH, 7411MCH2, 7411MLY, 7411MLY2, 7419LIM, 7419LIM2, 7419OWD2, 7B00BDA, 7B00DRB, 7B00KAS, 7B01MNS, 7B03CST2, 7B03LTC2, 7B03TFE2, 1104, 1240, 6110DW, 6110F3, 6110S7, 6110TS7, 6111FKB, 6111VIN, 6113SCR, 6114HAV, 6114JAM, 6114LAG, 6114NGS, 6116NRF, 6120SHL, 6121CJG, 6121CNP, 6121GGG, 6121MTR, 6123EME, 6124LRD, 6125SMB, 6J01DAI, 6J01HRL, 6J03RIT, 6J04JEN, 6J05MIN, 1070, 7000KSB, 7308DEL, 7308DEL2, 7308DEL4, 7308TYR, 7308TYR2, 7406PLT, 7408MRT, 7409GRG, 7410CON, 7413CML, 7413MRN, C7413CML
Go to www.gracobaby.com to order a repair kit, or call Graco at (877) 828-4046. For information on the recall, visit the CPSC.
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