Britax Strollers recall: Fingertip Amputations and Lacerations
Britax Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Fingertip Amputations and Lacerations
Why was Britax Strollers recalled?
The stroller's hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Britax to receive free stroller hinge covers. Contact: For additional information, contact Britax toll-free at (888) 427-4829 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.BlinkRecall.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Britax "Blink" Umbrella Strollers
- Company
- Britax Child Safety, Inc., of Charlotte, N.C.
- Quantity
- About 14,000 in the United States and 900 in Canada
- Sold at
- Buy Buy Baby and other juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide in the U.S. and Canada and on the Web at www.Amazon.com, www.babiesrus.com, www.Target.com and www.Diapers.com from July 2009 through February 2010 for about $150.
- Recall date
- February 10, 2010
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves all Britax "Blink" single umbrella strollers. "Blink" is printed on the metal frame on both sides of the stroller, below the hand grips. The recalled "Blink" strollers have model numbers U261813, U261814, U261815, U261816, U261817, U271813, U271817 and U271815 and were manufactured between May 2009 and September 2009. The model number and manufacturing date can be found on a white label on the stroller frame, near the bottom of the stroller basket.