Lan Enterprises Recalls Doll Strollers After Child's Finger Tip was Severed; Product Also Poses an Entrapment Hazard to Young Children
CPSC recall 07317 · announced September 28, 2007 · Lan · 21,000 units affected
The product
The Mini Zooper Doll Stroller has a silver metal frame with a bright pink cotton canvas seat cover. "Pottery Barn Kids" is printed on a label on the canvas seat cover.
The hazard
A child's finger can become caught in the rectangular metal clip or the black plastic side hinge, and this can sever a child's fingertip. Also, the strollers pose an entrapment hazard.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately take the recalled doll strollers away from children and contact Pottery Barn Kids for instructions on receiving a repair kit.
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): Pottery Barn Kids has received three reports of serious lacerations, including one partial finger severing on a 2-year-old boy.
Sold at: Pottery Barn Kids retail stores nationwide, catalog and Web site from October 2005 through June 2007 for about $50.
Consumer contact: For additional information, call Pottery Barn Kids at (888) 367-0144 between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. ET daily or visit the firm's Web site at www.potterybarnkids.com
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.