Gerry TrailTech Backpack Baby Carriers Recalled Due to Fall Risk
Hufco-Delaware is recalling about 111,000 Gerry TrailTech backpack baby carriers because infants can slip through leg openings and fall.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly reports two instances of infants suffering fractured skulls, which constitutes serious injury and meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Hufco-Delaware Co. is recalling about 111,000 Gerry® TrailTech™ backpack baby carriers with plastic frames. The recall was announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on July 27, 2000. These carriers were sold in various color combinations and feature a black, plastic contoured frame with a removable, washable seat.
The hazard is that small infants can shift to one side, slip through the leg openings of the carriers, and fall to the ground. CPSC and Hufco-Delaware have received four reports of infants slipping through the leg openings. Two of these reports involved infants suffering fractured skulls, and two involved infants suffering bumped heads.
The carriers were sold in department and baby products stores nationwide from January 1996 through July 2000 for about $65. Consumers should stop using these backpack carriers immediately. Evenflo, the responding company, no longer has service parts or the capability to produce them. As repair kits are unavailable, consumers should destroy these products. Evenflo can be reached at (800) 233-5921 for questions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Gerry® TrailTech™ backpack baby carriers with plastic frames
- Manufacturer
- Hufco-Delaware Co., of Miamisburg, Ohio
- Affected units
- 111,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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