Graco traveller recall: Is your Graco stroller affected?

The US Consumer Product Safety mission announced a Graco roamer recall Wednesday that will dismantle 1.5 million strollers. The retentiveness concerns uncovered hinges on the canopy of the Graco Passage, Alano, and tomfoolery strollers, which admit caused seven severe injuries to toddler's fingers, according to the CPSC
The strollers in catechize were inspired between October 2004 and February 2008 at separate dozen retailers including Target, Wal-Mart, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, Kmart, also Sears. The strollers cost between $80 and $200.

If you bought a Graco stroller during that period, check the stroller's model teem with lambaste the chart at the keel of this page or buy out the CPSC's news death. (You pledge find the stroller's model number and manufacture date on the inferior inside item of the rear frame, just above the procreate wheels.)

If you have one of the problem strollers, axe using it immediately, the CPSC warns, also order a advance utensils from Graco. You can find those order forms here. or by calling 800-345-4109. (stand for forewarned: The Graco website was operating intensely slowly at 10 a.m. EST, general due to the wider traffic the awareness is generating.)

The cart has set enlargement a FAQ doorpost regarding the reflection on it's blog. Graco is and responding to stroller owners via Twitter.

Customers outside the United States are also eligible for the recall, according to Graco.

Graco says the repair kits will be available in one to two weeks. Once you've received the kit, an instructional cd at the bottom of this post demonstrates how to properly attach the kit.

Graco has seeing had the two largest American stroller recalls on record. A 2005 recall of two Graco models that failed to latch properly resulted string 230 injuries and the mind's eye of 1.1 million strollers. power November, British stroller manufacturer Maclaren recalled a million strollers prominence the US due to a hinge issue similar to that of the latest Graco retentiveness. Maclaren strollers had injured 15 toddlers, 12 hugely.