One Million Maclaren Strollers Recalled Over Children’s Fingertip Amputations

About one million Maclaren strollers are being recalled today because the hinge on the child carriers can pinch and amputate a child’s finger while the stroller is being unfolded and opened, officials said.

Maclaren USA of South Norwalk, Conn. has received 15 reports of children placing their fingers in the hinge mechanism on the strollers. In 12 of those cases reported in the United States, the child’s fingertip was amputated, or severed, by the pinching action of the opening hinge, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

Defective products, including strollers, cribs, and toys, are a leading cause of death and injury among young children. Children’s products that break and result in falls, include small pieces that pose a choking hazard, and otherwise are defective are to blame for millions of injuries and deaths each year.

Several Models and Styles Recalled

Maclaren single and double umbrella strollers are involved in today’s voluntary recall, officials said. The recalled stroller models include Volo, Triumph, Quest Sport, Quest Mod, Techno XT, TechnoXLR, Twin Triumph, Twin Techno, and Easy Traveller.

To see pictures of the strollers that are being recalled due to more than one dozen reports of serious injuries to children, see the CPSC recall notice issued today.

The recalled Maclaren strollers were sold at Babies “R” Us, Target, and other juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide from 1999 through November 2009 for between $100 and $360. They were manufactured in China.

Consumers who have one of the recalled Maclaren strollers in their possession should immediately stop using them and contact Maclaren USA to receive a free repair kit, the CPSC said.

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