Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
The carriers' side strap can loosen unexpectedly from the buckle, posing a fall hazard to the child in the carrier.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled baby carriers and contact Chimparoo for a free replacement buckle for the baby carrier's side buckle.
Hazard (from the official notice)
The carriers' side strap can loosen unexpectedly from the buckle, posing a fall hazard to the child in the carrier.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled baby carriers and contact Chimparoo for a free replacement buckle for the baby carrier's side buckle.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall involves Chimparoo brand Trek baby carriers that allow the user to carry a baby tummy to tummy, on the hip or on the back. The 100% twill fabric carriers were sold in 18 solid, striped and pattern color combinations. The carriers attach to the wearer's body with adjustable straps made of polypropylene webbing and plastic buckles. "Chimparoo" is printed on the upper right hand corner of the carrier. "Trek" is embroidered on the belt.
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Repair
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
The firm has received one report of a strap loosening unexpectedly from the carrier's side buckle. No injuries have been reported.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
Children's boutique stores, such as Granola Babies, of Costa Mesa, Calif., Eat/Sleep/Play, of Summerville, SC and Top to Bottom, of Omaha, Neb. and online at www.Amazon.com and www.Chimaparoo.ca from May 2016 through July 2016 for about $170.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
Chimparoo toll-free at 855-289-5343 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at safety@Chimparoo.com or online at www.Chimparoo.ca/en/recall and click on "Product Recall" at the bottom of the page.
- Product: Trek Baby carriers
- Brand: L'echarpe Porte-bonheur Inc., of Canada
- Units (from the official notice): About 130 (in addition, about 1,000 were sold in Canada)
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): Canada
- Recall date: Oct 13, 2016
- Recall number: 17-014
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
