Infant ‘fingertip amputations’ lead to huge Graco stroller recall
WILMINGTON, NC (ABC News) — Nearly five million Graco baby strollers have been recalled due to “fingertip amputation hazard,” but an ABC News investigation found that if this recall goes like most safety recalls, a vast majority could end up still on the market, posing a threat to infants for years to come.
The recall, to be announced later today by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) and Canadian and Mexican officials, says Graco has received reports of 11 finger injuries “including six reports of fingertip amputations, four reports of partial-fingertip amputation and one finger laceration.”
The recall affects 11 models of Graco strollers made from August 2000 to September 2014 — about 4.7 million strollers in the U.S., more than 200,000 in Canada and 10,300 in Mexico. Owners are told to contact Graco “immediately” to get a free repair kit and, before the kit comes, to “exercise extreme care” when unfolding and using the stroller. A CPSC official told ABC News the fix is “very easy to install” and if parents just safely engage the lock, they can use the stroller until the new hinge cover arrives.
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