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Bumbleride Indie & Bumbleride Indie Twin strollers
- Starting date:
- February 3, 2012
- Posting date:
- February 3, 2012
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Miscellaneous
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500002751
Joint Recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Bumbleride Inc.
Affected products
Bumbleride Indie & Bumbleride Indie Twin strollers
Product description
This recall involves the Bumbleride Indie (Model I-205) and Bumbleride Indie Twin (Model IT-305) strollers.
The Bumbleride Indie is a 3-wheel all terrain stroller manufactured between January 2009 and September 2011. The date of manufacture sticker can be found on the right side of the stroller.
The Bumbleride Indie Twin is a 4-wheel all terrain stroller manufactured between January 2009 and August 2011. The date of manufacture sticker can be found on the underside of the handle of the stroller.
Hazard identified
The front wheel can break, potentially causing the stroller to become unstable and flip over.
The company has received 5 reports of incidents in Canada. None of the incidents resulted in serious injury.
There have been 36 incidents in the United States of the front wheel cracking, including two reports of the stroller tipping over resulting in minor injuries.
Health Canada has not received any reports of injuries to Canadians related to the use of these strollers.
Number sold
Approximately 2700 of the recalled strollers were sold in Canada.
Approximately 28,000 of the recalled strollers were sold in the United States.
Time period sold
The recalled strollers were sold from January 2009 to January 2012.
Place of origin
Manufactured in the United States of America.
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Bumbleride Inc.
San Diego
California
UNITED STATES
- Distributor
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Bumbleride Inc.
San Diego
California
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the stroller and contact Bumbleride Inc. to obtain a free repair kit.
For more information, consumers may contact Bumbleride by phone at 1-800-530-3930 or by visiting the firm's website at http://www.support.bumbleride.com.
Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission's website.