Product Recalls From The South
Fire District
1. CPSC, NHTSA and Britax Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats
Due to Fall Hazard
2. Britax Recalls Strollers and Replacement Top Seats Due to
Choking Hazard
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1. Recall Date: January
21, 2016
Recall Number: 16-081
CPSC, NHTSA and Britax
Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats Due to Fall Hazard
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Britax B-Safe 35 and B-Safe 35 Elite infant car
seats and travel systems
Hazard: The car seat carry handle can crack and break allowing
the seat to fall unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury to the infant.
Remedy: Repair
Consumers should immediately stop carrying the car seat by the
handle until the repair is installed. All consumers who have previously
registered their product with Britax will automatically receive a free repair
kit. To register to receive a repair kit or verify registration, visit www.bsafe35recall.com.
Consumers can continue to use the car seat when secured in a vehicle or on a
stroller.
Consumer Contact: Britax at 800-683-2045 from 8:30 a.m. and 5:45
p.m. ET Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET on Friday, or by
email at Britax.Recall@britax.com. Consumers can also
visit the firm’s website at www.us.Britax.com and
click on “Safety Notice” at the top right of the page.
Recall Details
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/CPSC-NHTSA-and-Britax-Announce-Recall-of-Infant-Car-Seats/
Units: About 71,000 units (in addition 3,900 units were sold in
Canada and 990 units in Mexico)
Description: This recall involves Britax B-Safe 35 and B-Safe 35
Elite infant car seat and travel systems manufactured between October 1, 2014
and July 1, 2015. The product can be used as a rear-facing only car seat and as
an infant carrier. The car seat/carriers have a canopy, black shell and base,
and were sold in a variety of colors. The Britax logo is printed on both sides
of the seat shell and on the carry handle grip. Model numbers and the date
of manufacture (DOM) are printed on a label located at the back of the
infant car seat/carrier shell.
Models included in the recall are:
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Britax Infant Car Seats and Travel Systems
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Model Numbers
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Dates of Manufacture (YYYY/MM/DD)
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B-Safe 35
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E9LU65M, E9LU65P, E9LU63F, E9LU66R, E9LS63F, EXLU65M
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October 1, 2014 (2014/10/01)
through
July 1, 2015 (2015/07/01)
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B-Safe 35 Elite
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E9LS55T, E9LS56P, E9LS55U, E9LS66C, E9LS65U
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B-Safe 35 Travel System
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S914900, S915400, S915200, S921900,
S01635200
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Incidents/Injuries: Britax has received 74 reports of handles
developing fractures, cracks and/or breaking while in use, including one report
of an infant who received a bump on the head when the carrier fell to the
ground.
Sold at: Babies R Us, buybuy BABY, Target and other stores
nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Diapers.com and other
online retailers from November 2014 to January 2016 for between $210 and $250.
Importer/Distributor: Britax Child Safety Inc., of Fort Mill,
S.C.
Manufactured in: U.S.
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at: http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2016/56686r-eng.php
Mexico’s press release is available at: http://profeco.gob.mx/verificacion/alertas_nvo.asp
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2. Recall Date: January
21, 2016
Recall Number: 16-080
Britax Recalls Strollers
and Replacement Top Seats Due to Choking Hazard
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Britax B-Ready strollers
Hazard: The foam padding on the stroller’s arm bar can come off
in fragments if the child bites the arm bar, posing a choking hazard.
Remedy: Repair
Consumers should immediately remove the arm bar from recalled
strollers and replacement top seats and contact Britax for a free black,
zippered arm bar cover and a warning label to apply to the strollers and replacement
top seats. Consumers can continue to use their strollers without the arm bar
attached.
Consumer Contact: Britax at 800-683-2045 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45
p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET on Friday,
by email at Britax.Recall@britax.com or online at www.us.britax.com and
click on Safety Notice at the top right,
or www.B-ReadyRecall.com for
more information.
Recall Details
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Britax-Recalls-Strollers-and-Replacement-Top-Seats/
Units: About 49,000 in the U.S. (in addition, 11,000 were sold
in Canada)
Description: This recall involves Britax B-Ready strollers and
B-Ready replacement top seats that were sold separately. The B-Ready strollers
have a silver or black frame with a solid-colored top seat in a variety of
colors. The Britax logo is on the stroller’s side hinges and foot
rest. B-Ready is printed on the sides
of the stroller frame. The stroller’s model number and date of
manufacture are printed on a label on the stroller’s frame between the front
wheels or on the inside frame that connects to the back right wheel. The
replacement top seats were sold separately in a variety of colors and fit into
the stroller’s frame. The replacement top seat’s model number and date of
manufacture are printed on a black label on the right side tube above the
adjuster button, under the fabric cover.
Model numbers and dates of manufacture included in this recall
are as follows:
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Britax Strollers and Replacement Top Seats
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Model Numbers
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Dates of Manufacture (YYYY/MM/DD)
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B-Ready Strollers
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U281767, U281768, U281771, U281772, U281773, U281774, U281784,
U281792,
U281793, U281794, U281795, U281796, U281797
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April 1, 2010 (2010/04/01)
through
Dec. 31, 2012 (2012/12/31)
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B-Ready replacement top seats
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S845600, S845700, S845800, S845900, S855000, S855100, S856600,
S870200, S870300, S870600
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Incidents/Injuries: Britax has received 117 reports of children
biting the arm bar foam padding, including five reports of children choking or
gagging on foam fragments.
Sold at: Babies R Us, buybuy Baby, Target and other stores
nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Diapers.com and other
websites from April 2010 through January 2016 for about $500 for the stroller.
The replacement top seats were sold by Britax from April 2010 through January
2016 for about $150.
Importer/Distributor: Britax Child Safety Inc., of Fort Mill,
S.C.
Manufactured in: China
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2016/56654r-eng.php
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