Consumers should stop using the Jeep Liberty Strollers sold by Kolcraft. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
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| If your Jeep Liberty Stroller by Kolcraft has a gray triangle on the rim of the wheel at the valve, then your stroller is not in the recall. |
Name of product
Jeep Liberty Strollers
Hazard
The inner tube of the tire on the stroller can rupture
causing the wheel rim to fracture and fly off as a projectile, posing a risk of
bodily injury and property damage.
Consumer Contact
Kolcraft at (800) 453-7673 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday or online at www.Kolcraft.com then click Safety Notifications
for more information.
Units
About 96,000 in U.S. and about 510 in Canada
Description
The recall includes Jeep Liberty branded strollers with
model numbers starting with JL031, JL032, JL034, JL035 or JL036 manufactured
between June 2010 and September 2011.
The model number and date of manufacture are printed on a white tag on
the rear upper center of each seatback pad.
The three-wheeled strollers were sold in different color
fabric combinations with a metal black and silver frame including: green seat
and canopy; gray seat and canopy with a teal blue stripe across the center of
the canopy; orange seat and canopy with a tan stripe; tan seat and canopy with
yellow stripe across the center top of the canopy; and tan seat and canopy with
an orange canopy rim.
“Jeep” is printed on the side of the stroller and on the
front of the stroller tray. There is a plastic red toy steering wheel, ignition
key and orange shift lever mounted on a yellow base attached to the stroller
tray. If your stroller wheels have a gray triangle located on the rim at the
valve stem then your stroller wheels are not included in this recall.
Incidents/Injuries
Kolcraft and the CPSC have received 39 reports of inner tube
ruptures causing the wheel rim to fracture and fly off as a projectile. Of
these, 18 included reports of injury, with 14 occurring while filling the tire
with air by adult caregivers.
Two children received lacerations to their chin or leg while
standing near the stroller and 16 adults received abrasions, contusions and/or
lacerations to their arms, legs, stomach or head/face. Two of the reports
included property damage.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and
contact the company to receive free replacement wheels.
Consumers should use a manual bicycle pump to inflate
stroller tires to a maximum of 30 p.s.i.
Do not use gas station air pumps to inflate stroller tires.
Sold at
Burlington Coat Factory, Sears and Toys R Us nationwide,
online and at other mass market and independent juvenile specialty stores from
June 2010 through June 2013 for between $150 and $180.
Importer
Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., of Chicago, Ill.
Manufactured in
China
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