The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·00103a·Announced 2000-05-02

BOB Sport Utility Jogging Strollers Recalled for Wheel Connector Defect

BOB Trailers is recalling about 3,700 jogging strollers because the front wheel connector can crack, causing the wheel to separate and potentially injuring a child.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect that could cause a child injury, but the source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

BOB Trailers Inc. is recalling approximately 3,700 BOB Sport Utility Strollers and BOB Sport Utility Stroller D'lux models. The recall addresses a defect where the stroller's front wheel connector can crack during use, causing the front wheel to separate from the frame. This failure could cause the stroller to suddenly collapse or allow the jogger to lose control, resulting in injury to a child.

The affected strollers are three-wheeled models available in pacific blue and black, or hunter green and black. Each stroller features a canopy and displays the "BOB" logo on the frame, canopy, and seat back. BOB Trailers has received seven reports of the wheel connector cracking, which caused the front wheel to become loose. No injuries have been reported.

These strollers were sold nationwide at bike, baby, and outdoor product stores and websites from November 1998 through March 2000 for approximately $280 to $370. Consumers should stop using the strollers immediately and return them to the store of purchase or directly to BOB Trailers for repair. For more information, consumers can call (800) 893-2447 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday, or visit the company's website.

The recalled product

Product
BOB Sport Utility Stroller and BOB Sport Utility Stroller D'lux jogging strollers
Manufacturer
BOB Trailers Inc., of San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Strollers
Hazard
Affected units
3,700

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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