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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced a voluntary recall of about 30,400 kids’ bike helmets. The helmets, which were manufactured by Triple Eight Distribution, Inc., of Port Washington, N.Y. and sold under the brand name Little Tricky, were recalled due to concerns that the helmets do not comply with CPSC safety standards for impact resistance, which could cause children to suffer head injuries in a fall.
The recalled bike helmets include a large Little Tricky logo on both sides of the helmet. The recall affects two varieties of Little Tricky bike helmets – the Triple Eight and Sector 9 helmets. The Triple Eight S/M EPS Liner helmets feature a hard black inner EPS foam liner and come in black, white, bone, blue and army green. The Sector 9 S/M EPS Liner helmets also feature an EPS liner and come in gray, white, black, blue and green. Both the types of helmets have an interior label indicating the size and the helmet’s manufacture date.
The recalled Little Tricky bike helmets were sold at bicycle stores, sporting goods stores, and other retailers throughout the United States and online from August 2006 through November 2011. The helmets retailed for about $40.
Consumers should stop using the helmets and contact Triple Eight for a full refund. For additional information, consumers can contact Triple Eight toll free at (888) 548-8518 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.triple8.com.
Bike helmets are critical to preventing serious head injuries in children. As explained in a recent article in East County Magazine, bike helmets help prevent head injuries in the event of a fall by absorbing the force from one object, such as an automobile, and protecting the upper part of the forehead and back of the head.
In the article, Sue Cox, Director of Trauma Services for Rady Children’s Hospital, stated, “Head injuries have potentially the most severe consequences in the both the short and long term.”
If you own one of the recalled bike helmets, you should stop using the helmet immediately and make sure that your child wears another safe bicycle helmet. If your child has suffered a head injury as a result of a bike accident, you may be entitled to compensation for any injuries suffered. Contact the experienced Illinois product liability attorneys at Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish to learn about a possible personal injury or product liability claim.
Steinberg Goodman & Kalish (www.sgklawyers.com) is dedicated to protecting victims and their families. We handle medical malpractice, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, professional negligence, birth trauma, and railroad law matters. Contact us at (800) 784-0150 or (312) 782-1386.
On May 12, 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reannounced its 2009 recall of approximately one million Maclaren strollers after receiving additional reports of amputations and lacerations caused by the stroller’s hinge mechanism when the consumer is unfolding and opening the stroller.
The recall reannouncement involves all Maclaren single and double umbrella strollers sold prior to November 2009. The word “Maclaren” is printed on the stroller. Maclaren strollers sold after May 2010 are not affected by the recall announcement because they have a different hinge.
At the time of the original recall in November 2009, there were 15 reported incidents, including 12 reports of fingertip amputations in the United States. To date, Maclaren has received a total of 149 reports of incidents with the strollers, including 37 injuries that occurred after the stroller was originally recalled in 2009. The reported injuries include fingertip amputations, lacerations and fingertip entrapments/bruising.
The recalled strollers were sold at various juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers throughout the United States from 1999 through November 2009. The strollers retailed for between $100 and $360.
Consumers who own the recalled strollers and have not yet installed the hinge cover repair kit should immediately contact Maclaren USA at hingecovers@maclaren-usa.com or (877) 688-2326 to receive the free repair kit.
If your child has been injured using one of the recalled strollers, you may wish to contact the experienced Illinois product liability attorneys at Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish to learn about a possible personal injury or product liability claim.
Steinberg Goodman & Kalish (www.sgklawyers.com) is dedicated to protecting victims and their families. We handle medical malpractice, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, professional negligence, birth trauma, and railroad law matters. Contact us at (800) 784-0150 or (312) 782-1386.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reissued its 2008 recall of 985,000 Delta cribs on March 22, 2011after the manufacturer, Delta Enterprises, Inc., learned of the death of a 7-month-old girl in 2009 after she had become entrapped between the detached drop-side and the mattress of the crib and suffocated. The crib had been purchased second-hand and reassembled without the safety pegs in the bottom racks of the crib.
The CPSC issued its original recall of the Delta drop-side cribs in 2008 following the death of an 8-month-old girl who had become entrapped and suffocated in the crib. At the time of the original recall, the CPSC warned consumers that missing safety pegs could cause the crib’s drop-side rail to disengage from the track, creating a hazardous space in which a child could become entrapped and suffocate.
The reannouncement of the recall involves cribs made in Taiwan and Indonesia and sold between January 1995 and December 2005 at major retail stores, such as Kmart, Target and Walmart for approximately $100. The CPSC urges parents to be cautious about buying used cribs.
The recalled cribs include the following model numbers (located on the top of the mattress support board):
- 4320, 4340;
- 4500, 4520, 4530, 4532, 4540, 4542, 4550, 4551, 4580;
- 4600, 4620, 4624 – production dates 01/06 thru 11/07, 4640, 4660, 4720, 4735, 4742, 4750 – production dates 01/95 thru 12/00;
- 4760, 4770, 4780, 4790;
- 4820, 4840, 4850, 4860, 4880, 4890, 4892; and
- 4900, 4910, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-6, 4930, 4940, 4943, 4944, 4947, 4948, 4949, 4950, 4958, 4963, 4968, 4969, 4980.
Delta’s name and address is printed on the mattress support boards and its logo is on the crib’s top teether rail.
Parents and caregivers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs and contact Delta at (800 816-5304 or www.cribrecallcenter.com to receive a free, easy-to-install repair kit. In the meantime, parents and caregivers should find a safe, alternative sleep environment for their child until the repair kit, including new safety pegs, can be safely installed on the crib.
If your child has been injured using one of the recalled cribs, you may wish to contact the experienced Illinois product liability attorneys at Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish to learn about a possible personal injury or product liability claim.
Steinberg Goodman & Kalish (www.sgklawyers.com) is dedicated to protecting victims and their families. We handle medical malpractice, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, professional negligence, birth trauma, and railroad law matters. Contact us at (888) 325-7299.
There has been a string of recent stroller recalls, including BOB and Baby Jogger. If you own any of the recalled strollers, you should stop using the stroller immediately and contact the respective manufacturer for repair or replacement kits.
BOB Jogging Stroller Baby Jogger with Jump Seat
BOB Jogging Stroller Recall
On February 23, 2011, approximately 357,000 B.O.B. single and double jogging strollers were recalled in the United States and Canada following reports that a drawstring on the stroller can get wrapped around a child’s neck, which could result in strangulation.
The popular stroller manufacturer B.O.B. Trailers, Inc. recalled the stroller after it received one report of an 11-month-old girl becoming entangled in the drawstring. The child was ultimately freed from the drawstring by her mother.
The strollers recalled include the following 11 models of B.O.B. single and double strollers:
| Model |
Serial # ranges (serial number can be found on the stroller’s rear right leg, either stamped in the frame or on a white label) |
| Sport Utility Stroller |
12362 – 35107; AA00001 – AA025490; AA900000 – AA999999 |
| Sport Utility Stroller D’Lux |
12362 – 35107; AB000001 – AB007940; AB900000 – AB999999 |
| Ironman® |
800000 – 803700; AC000001- AC027923; AC900000 – AC999999 |
| Sport Utility Duallie |
002001 – 008068; AD000001 – AD011252; AD900000 – AD999999 |
| Ironman® Duallie |
AE000001 – AE008909; AE900000 – AE999999 |
| Revolution |
AF000001 – AF189112; AF900000 – AF999999 |
| Revolution 12” |
AK000001 – AK024149; AK900000 – AK999999 |
| Stroller Strides® |
AG000001 – AG011163; AG900000 – AG999999 |
| Revolution Duallie |
AH000001 – AH072921; AH900000 – AH999999 |
| Revolution Duallie 12” |
AL000001 – AL012657; AL900000 – AL999999 |
| Stroller Strides® Duallie |
AM000001 – AM003229; AM900000 – AM999999 |
The recalled strollers include the name “B.O.B” on the cargo basket under the stroller and on the front of the stroller and a yellow/orange drawstring at the rear of the canopy that is used to gather loose fabric when the canopy is pulled back. The strollers were sold at REI, buy buy Baby and other stores nationwide, as well as on the internet stores of Babiesrus.com, Target.com and Amazon.com, between April 2002 and February 2011, and retailed for $300 to $600.
If your stroller has been recalled, you should immediately stop using the stroller and remove the drawstring. If the stroller was used with a separately-purchased Weather Shield or Sun Shield accessory, consumers should contact B.O.B. Trailers for a free canopy retrofit kit at (855) 242-2245 or www.bobcanopy.com.
Baby Jogger Recall
On March 1, 2011, Baby Jogger, LLC recalled nearly 2,000 Baby Jogger Hump Seats in the United States and Canada due to the risk that the jump seat can become disengaged from the stroller if not properly locked and a child could fall out. The company voluntarily recalled the product after receiving four reports of children falling out of the seat, resulting in injuries, including cuts, scrapes, bruises and one broken nose.
The Baby Jogger Jump Seat, which allows both a toddler and a baby to ride in the same stroller at the same time, is a fabric seat accessory with the name “Baby Jogger” on the front that can be attached to the mounting bracket on the Baby Jogger City Elite, Baby Jogger City Classic and Baby Jogger Summit strollers. The jump seat was sold at children’s stores, mass merchandisers and department stores nationwide and on the Internet between January 2008 and July 2010 and sold for approximately $100.
The recalled Baby Jogger Jump Seat as item number J7J50. Consumers should immediately stop using the jump seat and contact Baby Jogger at recall@babyjogger.com or (877) 506-2213 to receive safety straps and assembly instructions.
If your child has been injured using one of the recalled strollers, you may wish to contact the experienced Illinois product liability attorneys at Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish to learn about a possible personal injury or product liability claim.
Steinberg Goodman & Kalish (www.sgklawyers.com) is dedicated to protecting victims and their families. We handle medical malpractice, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, professional negligence, birth trauma, and railroad law matters. Contact us at (888) 325-7299.
