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<strong>Jogging</strong> <strong>Strollers</strong> <strong>Recalled</strong> <strong>by</strong> B.O.B. <strong>Trailers</strong> <strong>Due</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Strangulation</strong> Hazard<br />

U.S. Consumer Product<br />

Safety Commission<br />

www.cpsc.gov<br />

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />

February 23, 2011<br />

Release #11-143<br />

NEWS from<br />

CPSC and HC<br />

Health Canada<br />

www.hc-sc.gc.ca<br />

Firm's Recall Hotline: (855) 242-2245<br />

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772<br />

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908<br />

HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983<br />

<strong>Jogging</strong> <strong>Strollers</strong> <strong>Recalled</strong> <strong>by</strong> B.O.B. <strong>Trailers</strong> <strong>Due</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Strangulation</strong> Hazard<br />

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, <strong>to</strong>day<br />

announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should s<strong>to</strong>p using recalled products immediately unless<br />

otherwise instructed. It is illegal <strong>to</strong> resell or attempt <strong>to</strong> resell a recalled consumer product.<br />

Name of Product: B.O.B.® single and double strollers<br />

Units: About 337,000 in the United States and 20,000 in Canada<br />

Importer: B.O.B. <strong>Trailers</strong> Inc., of Boise, Idaho<br />

Hazard: A drawstring on the stroller can get wrapped around a child's neck, posing a strangulation hazard.<br />

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of an 11-month-old girl who got entangled at the neck <strong>by</strong> the stroller's drawstring. The<br />

child was freed <strong>by</strong> her mother.<br />

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<br />

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<br />

is used <strong>to</strong> gather loose fabric when the canopy is pulled back. <strong>Strollers</strong> have the serial number either stamped in the frame or on a white label located<br />

on the stroller's rear right leg.<br />

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Model Serial # ranges<br />

Sport Utility Stroller 12362 - 35107<br />

AA00001 – AA025490<br />

AA900000 - AA999999<br />

Sport Utility Stroller D’Lux 12362 – 35107<br />

AB000001 – AB007940<br />

AB900000 - AB999999<br />

Ironman® 800000 – 803700<br />

AC000001- AC027923<br />

AC900000 - AC999999


<strong>Jogging</strong> <strong>Strollers</strong> <strong>Recalled</strong> <strong>by</strong> B.O.B. <strong>Trailers</strong> <strong>Due</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Strangulation</strong> Hazard<br />

Sport Utility Duallie 002001 - 008068<br />

AD000001 – AD011252<br />

AD900000 - AD999999<br />

Ironman® Duallie<br />

Revolution<br />

Revolution 12”<br />

Stroller Strides®<br />

Revolution Duallie<br />

Revolution Duallie 12”<br />

Stroller Strides® Duallie<br />

AE000001 – AE008909<br />

AE900000 - AE999999<br />

AF000001 – AF189112<br />

AF900000 - AF999999<br />

AK000001 – AK024149<br />

AK900000 - AK999999<br />

AG000001 – AG011163<br />

AG900000 - AG999999<br />

AH000001 – AH072921<br />

AH900000 - AH999999<br />

AL000001 – AL012657<br />

AL900000 - AL999999<br />

AM000001 – AM003229<br />

AM900000 - AM999999<br />

Sold at: REI, buy buy Ba<strong>by</strong> and other s<strong>to</strong>res nationwide and on the Web at Babiesrus.com, Target.com and Amazon.com between April 2002<br />

and February 2011 for between $300 and $600.<br />

Manufactured in: Taiwan and China<br />

Remedy: Consumers should immediately s<strong>to</strong>p using the recalled strollers and remove the drawstring. If using a separately purchased<br />

Weather Shield or Sun Shield accessory with the recalled stroller, contact B.O.B. <strong>Trailers</strong> for a free canopy retrofit kit.<br />

Configuration Use Stroller Only<br />

Remedy Remove Drawstring<br />

Instructions on removing drawstrings<br />

at:<br />

www.bobcanopy.com<br />

Use Stroller With Optional<br />

Weather Shield Accessory<br />

Remove Drawstring, Install Canopy<br />

retrofit Kit<br />

Order retrofit kits at www.bobcanopy.<br />

com<br />

Use Stroller With Optional<br />

Sun Shield Accessory<br />

Remove Drawstring, Install Canopy<br />

retrofit Kit<br />

Order retrofit kits at www.bobcanopy.<br />

com<br />

Consumer Contact: For additional information, or <strong>to</strong> order a canopy retrofit kit, contact B.O.B. <strong>Trailers</strong> at (855) 242-2245 between 8:30 a.<br />

m. and 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.bobcanopy.com<br />

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1279<br />

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<strong>Jogging</strong> <strong>Strollers</strong> <strong>Recalled</strong> <strong>by</strong> B.O.B. <strong>Trailers</strong> <strong>Due</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Strangulation</strong> Hazard<br />

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related <strong>to</strong> this product recall or involve a different<br />

hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it <strong>by</strong> visiting www.saferproducts.gov<br />

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from thousands of<br />

types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed <strong>to</strong> protecting consumers and families from products that pose a<br />

fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work <strong>to</strong> ensure the safety of consumer products - such as <strong>to</strong>ys, cribs, power <strong>to</strong>ols,<br />

cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly <strong>to</strong> the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer<br />

products over the past 30 years.<br />

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join<br />

a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go <strong>to</strong> https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information <strong>by</strong><br />

logging on <strong>to</strong> CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.<br />

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