Recall Notice

Date: February 23, 2011
Product Name: B.O.B.® single and double strollers

Joint Recall with B.O.B. Trailers, Health Canada, and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) 

Full Product Description
This recall involves the following 11 models of B.O.B.® single and double strollers. The name 'B.O.B' appears on the cargo basket under the stroller and on the front of the stroller.

All of the recalled strollers have a yellow/orange drawstring at the rear of the canopy which is used to gather loose fabric when the canopy is pulled back. Strollers have the serial number either stamped in the frame or on a white label located on the stroller's rear right leg.

Note: Serial numbers are for reference only. The ultimate determination of whether a stroller is affected by this recall is the presence of a yellow / orange drawstring.
 
Model    Serial # ranges       
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    

Hazard Identified
The stroller's drawstring can get wrapped around a child's neck, posing a strangulation hazard.

In the United States, B.O.B. Trailers has received one report of an incident with no reported injuries.

Neither B.O.B. Trailers nor Health Canada has received any reports of incidents or injuries, involving Canadians, related to the hazard for these strollers.

For more safety tips, visit Health Canada's publication Strollers and carriages.

Corrective Action
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and remove the drawstring. Instructions on removing the drawstrings can be found in the B.O.B. Stroller Voluntary Recall Posting.

Consumers who use the stroller with the optional Weather Shield accessory or Sun Shield accessory should remove the drawstring and install a canopy retrofit kit. Free retrofit kits can be ordered from the B.O.B. Trailers recall website.

Configuration 

Remedy

Use Stroller Only   

Remove Drawstring

                 
Use Stroller With Optional Weather Shield Accessory

or Sun Sheild Accessory

Remove Drawstring, Install Canopy retrofit Kit

Order free retrokit

For more information or to order a canopy repair kit, contact B.O.B. Trailers at 1-855-242-2245 between 8:30AM and 5PM MT Monday through Friday, or visit the B.O.B Stroller Voluntary Recall Posting.

Consumers may also view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission's website.

Number Sold
Approximately 20,000 affected strollers were sold in Canada. In the United States, approximately 337,000 were sold. The recalled strollers were sold at various specialty stores and online retailers.

Time Period Sold
The recalled products were sold primarily between April 2002 and late spring 2010 in Canada and the United States.

Manufactured in Taiwan and China.

Companies
Manufacturer
B.O.B. Trailers Inc. of Boise, Idaho 

Full Details at: http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1279

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