A news report posted on wtkr.com states that stroller manufacturer Baby Trend and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have initiated a joint safety warning regarding the company’s safety of certain Baby Trend strollers. The safety warning involves the company’s Ultra and Sit N’ Stand Double strollers that have model numbers beginning with “SS66” or “SS76.” The […]
Sit N’ Stand Double and Ultra Stroller Recall
A news report posted on wtkr.com states that stroller manufacturer Baby Trend and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have initiated a joint safety warning regarding the company’s safety of certain Baby Trend strollers. The safety warning involves the company’s Ultra and Sit N’ Stand Double strollers that have model numbers beginning with “SS66” or “SS76.”
The joint entrapment warning announcement stated that the issue involved the space in front of and behind the strollers’ pivoting front canopy. The space can entrap a child’s neck or head when a non-occupant child climbs on the stroller or when a child is not restrained while sitting in the seat of the stroller. Should a child become entrapped, they could become unconscious, sustain serious injury, or die.
According to a news report, a 14-month-old child tragically passed away due to asphyxiation after their neck became entrapment in a Baby Trend, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned that the baby’s neck became entrapped “in the space between the front of the canopy tube and armrest of a Baby Trend Sit N’ Stand double stroller.”
Another 17-month-old sustained injuries on a Baby Trend stroller, according to the CPSC. That child also became trapped “in the space between the back of the canopy tube and the seat back of the front seat.”
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Baby Trend are advising owners to “ and separately the canopy when not in use, children play on the strollers, and always fully children in the strollers with the built-in five-point harness.” Additional information about the issue can be reviewed here.
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