The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Consumers can submit reports of harm to CPSC’s new searchable online product safety database at www.SaferProducts.gov. A searchable food and medical product recall database is available at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm.
Units: About 64,000
Importer: Bugaboo Americas, of El Segundo, Calif.
Hazard: The car seat can disconnect from the adapter and fall when the adapter is used on a stroller that also has a wheeled board accessory attached for transporting a standing toddler and the car seat is positioned so the child faces forward.
Description: The Bugaboo car seat adapters (models 80400GC01 and 80401GC02) attach car seats to stroller frames. They are made of silver aluminum tubing and black plastic connecting parts.
Sold at: Babies “R” Us, Buy Buy Baby, Neiman Marcus, other department stores and independent juvenile stores, Bugaboo.com and other online retailers nationwide from December 2005 to July 2011 for about $45.
Remedy: Contact Bugaboo for a free service kit and decals.
Contact: Call 800-460-2922 or visit www.bugaboo.com.
