Graco Recalls Strollers
Graco Children’s Products, Inc. has recalled 1.5 million strollers due to reports of children having their fingertips lacerated and amputated as a result of stroller use. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received reports of five children suffering amputations and two suffering lacerations after getting their fingers caught in the canopy hinge of the strollers.
The models being recalled by Graco are the Passage, Alano, and Spree Strollers and Travel Systems. All the recalled strollers were made in China and sold between October 2004 and December 2009 at AAFES, Burlington Coat Factory, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, Kmart, Fred Meyer, Meijers, Navy Exchange, Sears, Target, Walmart and other retailers throughout the United States for between $80 and $200.
This recall only affects Graco strollers with “a plastic, joined hinge mechanism that has indented canopy positioning notches.” The following are the model numbers for the recalled strollers. Model numbers can be found above the back wheels:
6303MYC, 6303MYC3, 7240DNB, 7240DNB2, 7240MKL2, 7240MKL3, 7F02GLM3, 6320IVY, 6320LAU, 7241DDH2, 7241DHO3, 7F04TAY3, 6330CAP, 6330THR, 6330THR3, 7255CLP, 7255CLP2, 7255CRA2, 7255CRA3, 7255CSA3, 7255GPK3, 7255GRN, 7255GRN2, 7255JJB3, 7255ORC2, 7255WLO2, 7255WLO3, 7F07EMA3, 6F00QIN3, 6F00RRY3, 7256CLO2, 7256SPM2, 7256SPM3, 7F08DSW3, 7F08LAN3, 6F03GLN3, 7260BAN, 7260BAN2, 7260BAN3, 7260MRA2, 7260MRA3, 7260PKR, 7260PKR2, 7G00DLS3, 7G00DLS4, 6G10CSE3, 7270BIA, 7270BIA2, 7G01CRL3, 7235GGA, 7235GGA2, 7E01JON2, 7E01JON3, 7G04KRA3, 7236CDR2, 7F00LPE3, 7F00RSH3, 7G05GPR3, 7G06WSR3, 7237HOL2, 7237HOL3, 7F01FOR3, 7G07ABB3, 7G07BAT3
If you have one of these strollers, please stop using it and contact Graco for a free protective cover repair kit by calling (800) 345-4109 or by visiting their web page.