30,700 Bumbleride Indie and Indie Twin Strollers Recalled
By Marianne Frederick
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a voluntary recall of more than 28,000 Bumbleride Indie and Indie Twin Strollers sold in the United States, and 2,700 sold in Canada, due to a fall hazard to very young children.
The strollers were manufactured in Taiwan and imported to the U.S. by Bumbleride of San Diego, California. According to the CPSC, 36 incidents of the strollers' front wheel cracking have been reported. The incident reports also included two reports of a stroller tipping over resulting in "minor" injuries.
The Bumbleride Indie strollers affected by this recall are model numbers I-107, I-110 and I-205 with a Date of Manufacture (DOM) printed on a label attached to the side of the seat frame, with dates from January 2009 through August 2011.
The Bumbleride Indie Twin strollers affected by the recall are model numbers IT-108, IT-111, and IT-305 with a DOM from January 2009 through August 2011 and were also sold in various colors. A label with the date of manufacture can be located underneath the stroller's handle.
Both the Bumbleride Indie and Indie Twin strollers were available for purchase from January 2009 through January 2012 from Buy Buy Baby and other baby and children's product stores throughout the U.S. and in Canada. The strollers were also sold online by Bumbleride.com and other online retailers during the same time period. The strollers sold for between $500 and $700.
Parents and caregivers should stop using the Bumbleride Indie and the Indie Twin Strollers for children immediately and contact Bumbleride to arrange to receive a free front wheel "retrofit" repair kit.
For additional information about this recall, please visit the firm's website at
www.support.bumbleride.com or contact Bumbleride by email at support@bumbleride.com or by calling the company at 1(800) 530-3930 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Pacific Time Monday through Friday.##
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