Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
The button on some buckles that release the harness can break and detach when pressed by the user while the child is in the stroller, making it difficult to release, and posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Ergobaby for instructions and a full free replacement restraint harness with buckle.
Hazard (from the official notice)
The button on some buckles that release the harness can break and detach when pressed by the user while the child is in the stroller, making it difficult to release, and posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Ergobaby for instructions and a full free replacement restraint harness with buckle.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall involves the Ergobaby METROUS1, METROUS2, or METROUS4 Compact City Strollers. The strollers come with a harness that has a black release button in the middle of the buckle. The model name is located on the inside of the frame, above the right-side rear wheel. The strollers have a black, gray, or teal blue canopy and Ergo Baby printed on the front bottom of the stroller.
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Replace
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
The firm has received 15 consumer reports of the button on the buckle that releases the harness breaking and detaching when pressed by the user, making it difficult to release the buckle. No injuries have been reported.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
Online at ErgoBaby.com, AlbeeBaby.com and Amazon.com from July 2018 through September 2019 for about $300.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
Ergobaby toll-free at 888-416-4888 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at Support@Ergobaby.com, or online at www.ergobaby.com and click on "Safety Notifications" at the bottom of the page for more information.
- Product: METROUS1, METROUS2 and METROUS4 Compact City Strollers
- Importer: The Ergobaby Carrier Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.
- Units (from the official notice): About 2,800
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): China
- Recall date: May 26, 2021
- Recall number: 21-139
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
