Safety Recall: Britax Convertible Car Seats

Attention Moms to be ... and More customers,

Please note due to the current recall issued by Transport Canada the following action MUST be taken. Please contact Britax Child Safety at 1-888-427-4829 and they will be more than happy to assist you in replacing the Hugs System for your car seat. Please check that your car seat was manufactured between June 1st and August 31st 2012 before contacting Britax. Car seats manufactured on September 1st 2012 are NOT affected by the recall.

Please note that no injuries or incidents were reported in Canada. As well, Britax car seats are tested without the hugs technology so your child remains safe in their car seat.

Retail stores are under instruction to not accept any recalled car seat back from a consumer for return or exchange.

We will not be issuing any free Canadian Car seat Installation gift certificates for any car seats removed due to this recall.

If you have any further questions, please speak with a Moms to be and More sales associate.

Thank you.

Moms to be...and More

 

Manufactured Dates: 

Between June1, 2012 & August 31, 2012

HUGS ( Harness Ultra Guard System) Chest pads are affixed to the seat shell to ensure proper positioning and provide resistance to the forward movement of your child in a crash, reducing the risk of head injury.

The affected Boulevard 65 -G3, Pavillion 65 - G3, and Advocate 65 - G3 Convertible car seats were manufactured with this enhanced harness system that incorporated a softer more pliable, non-toxic HUGS pad intended to provide increased performance and comfort. Britax has receieved reports that some children bite or chew on the pads and have bitten off small pieces of the pads which could present a choking hazard, especially in infants. 

Look for the white label on the child's left-hand side of the seat near the head/ear area. 

This label displays the seat's serial number, manufacture date, and batch number.

If you have not yet received your remedy kit and have concerns that your child may bite the HUGS pads, they can be removed and the car seat can be safely used until replacement pads are received. As always please ensure that proper harness tensioning is achieved. 

Contact Britax Child Safety Inc. to receive a free replacement HUGS kit at:

1-888-427-4829

or visit www.britaxconvertiblerecall.com

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Recall Notice

Date: June 14, 2012

Product Name: Contours Options 3- and 4-wheeled strollers
Joint Recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Kolcraft Enterprises Inc.

Full Product Description

This recall involves certain Kolcraft Contours Options three- and four-wheeled strollers.

Strollers included in the recall have model numbers starting with ZL002, ZL005, ZL008, ZL015 and ZL018. On the ZL002 model, the model number and date of manufacture is printed on a sticker above the left wheel. On the ZL005, ZL008, ZL015 and ZL018 models, the model number and date of manufacture is printed on a label sewn into the edge of back of the stroller seat pad. The strollers were manufactured from January 2006 through November 2009 and sold in various colour schemes.

Hazard Identified

A child or adult's finger can become caught in the opening that is formed when locking and unlocking the hinge mechanism which is used to adjust the handlebars on the strollers. This poses a potential amputation and laceration hazard to the child or adult.

Kolcraft has received five reports in the United States of injuries involving the hinge mechanism, including three reports of children whose fingertips were amputated and two adults whose fingers were either smashed or lacerated.

Neither Health Canada nor Kolcraft has received any reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

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

Corrective Action

Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Kolcraft to receive a free repair kit.

For more information, consumers may contact Kolcraft at 1-800-453-7673, between 8AM and 6:45PM EST Monday through Thursday, and 8AM and 3:30 PM EST Friday, or visit the firm's website.

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

Number Sold

Approximately 274 units of the recalled strollers were sold at Toys R Us and other juvenile product specialty stores and by Internet retailers in Canada.

Approximately 36,000 units of the recalled strollers were sold at Juvenile product specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Target.com, and ToysRUs.com, and other Internet retailers in the United States.

Time Period Sold

The recalled strollers were sold from January 2006 to June 2012.

Manufactured in China.

Companies

Distributor
Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. of Chicago, Illinois

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Contours Options three-wheeled strollers







Contours Options four-wheeled strollers

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Recall Notice

Date: June 5, 2012

Product Name: Tots in Mind Crib and Play yard Tents

Originally posted in July 2010 as a joint recall between Health Canada and the CPSC.

Full Product Description

This recall involves various crib tents and play yard tents made by Tots in Mind, Inc. Consumers can identify their tent by the 5 centimetres x 4 centimetres (2 inches x 1½ inches) label with Tots In Mind logo located on the non-mesh portion near the top of the tent.

The dome-shaped white-coloured mesh tent is designed to fit over playards or cribs as small as about 71 centimeters (28 inches) by about 102 centimeters (40 inches) or as large as about 79 centimeters (31 inches) by about 112 centimeters (44 inches). There are 12 plastic clips to secure the base of the tent to the top rail of the playard through button holes along the bottom of the tent. The tent has a zippered side for putting in and taking out the child.

There are no model numbers for these products, however they bear the logo found below and were sold under the following names:

• Portable Playard Tent
• Original Cozy Crib Tent
• Cozy Crib Tent II
• Crib Tent for Convertible Crib
• Portable Playard Tent Plus Cabana.

Hazard Identified

These products pose a risk of serious injury or death due to strangulation and entrapment hazards presented by these products if the dome portion inverts inside the crib or play yard, or if the product becomes partially detached from the crib or play yard.

Tots in Mind recalled the play yard tents in July 2010 and offered a repair kit that is no longer available. The company is no longer in business and has stopped all sales.

Health Canada has not received reports of incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of these playard tents.

For more information on playpen safety, see Health Canada's Consumer Information: Playpens.

Corrective Action

Consumers should immediately stop using the product and discard the product according to municipal guidelines for waste disposal.

Number Sold

Approximately 300 of the recalled products were sold at various independent baby and children's stores across Canada.

Time Period Sold

The recalled products were sold from 2009 to May 2012.

Manufactured in China.

Companies

Manufacturer
Zhejaing Winsun Importing and Exporting Co., Ltd. of Zhejaing, China 

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