The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Graco Children’s Products Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of 1.5 million Passage, Alano and Spree Strollers and Travel Systems due to an amputation and laceration hazard. A Jan. 20 Associated Press story said, Graco has "received seven reports of children placing their fingers in a stroller's canopy hinge as the canopy was being opened or closed. Five children had their fingertips severed and two children received cuts on their fingertips."
The Graco strollers were manufactured in China between Oct. 2004 and Feb. 2008 and were sold at AAFES, Burlington Coat Factory, Babies R Us, Toys R Us, Kmart, Fred Meyer, Meijer, Navy Exchange, Sears, Target, Wal-Mart from Oct.2004 to Dec. 2009.
Graco used two hinges when manufacturing these affected strollers. Check your stroller for the model number AND which hinge type was used on your stroller. Below are photos of the two hinge types Graco used. The photo on the left shows the hinge used on the affected stroller. The hinge in the photo on the right, featuring the pink stroller, was not affected by the recall.
Check the following recalled Graco model numbers to see if a stroller you own was involved in this recall:
Graco's Recall Hotline: (800) 345-4109 (call between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. CST Monday through Friday)
Graco's Web site: www.gracobaby.com
