Bugaboo recalls some-more than 50000 strollers over falling, choking risks


Bugaboo International is recalling some-more than 50,000 of a Cameleon and Donkey strollers in a United States and Canada since a hoop can detach and means an damage to a child.

The company, whose high-end strollers are renouned in both civic areas and suburbs, pronounced Tuesday that a symbol on a stroller’s carrycot/seat lift hoop can turn unattached and means a hoop to detach. That could meant a immature newcomer could tumble or choke.

Bugaboo has perceived 58 reports of lift handles detaching. No injuries have been reported.

The remember includes approximately 46,300 strollers in a U.S. and 4,440 in Canada.

The strollers were sole during Buy Buy Baby, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Toys R Us and other stores nationwide. They were also sole on a Bugaboo website and during other online retailers.

The Cameleon hiker was sole between Sep 2009 and Jun 2012 for approximately $980. The Donkey hiker was sole from Jan 2011 by Dec 2012, labelled between $1,200 and $1,600.

The strollers were sole with a base, object canopy and other accessories in several colors. A fabric tab on a side of a object canopy has Bugaboo and a indication name.

Consumers are suggested to immediately mislay a lift hoop from a strollers. They can hit Bugaboo for a giveaway deputy handle. The strollers can continue to be used while available a deputy handle, a association said.

The Cameleon and Donkey strollers enclosed in a remember have sequence numbers within a following ranges:

Bugaboo Cameleon

Serial Number 04011090900001 to 04031101009999

Serial Number 08011090900001 to 08021100800386

Serial Number 140100093600531 to 140103123350418

Bugaboo Donkey

Serial Number 170101105300001 to 170104130900500

The sequence series can be found on a stroller’s chassis, underneath a carrycot/seat.

Bugaboo, whose U.S. bureau is in El Segundo, Calif., can be reached during (800) 460-2922 or during www.bugaboo.com, with some-more information found underneath “Important Quality Initiative.” Bugaboo can be emailed during serviceus(at)bugaboo.com.

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