The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·12116·Announced 2012-02-23

Kelty Recalls Jogging Strollers Due to Wheel Detachment and Injury Hazards

Kelty is recalling about 3,000 jogging strollers because the front wheel can come loose, causing the stroller to tip over and injure children or adults.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect where the front wheel can come loose, causing the stroller to tip over. The source text explicitly reports incidents involving fractured bones to adults, which meets the rubric criteria for 'significant injury reports' under the Severe (4) classification.

Plain-English summary

Kelty, of Boulder, Colo., a division of American Recreation Products, is recalling about 3,000 Kelty Speedster Swivel Deluxe single jogging strollers and Swivel Deuce double jogging strollers. The recall involves strollers with an aluminum frame and cloth seat with a canopy, sold in blue/gray and orange/gray color combinations. The model numbers are printed on a tag inside the stroller's seat area.

The front wheel on these strollers can come loose during use, causing the stroller to tip over. This poses a fall and injury hazard to children in the stroller and adults pushing the stroller. There have been three reported incidents involving these recalled strollers, resulting in cuts, scrapes, and fractured bones to adults, and minor cuts and scrapes to children.

The strollers were sold in juvenile product stores and sporting goods stores nationwide and by web retailers, including www.kelty.com, from January 2010 through February 2012 for between $375 and $475. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Kelty to receive free updated assembly and maintenance instructions. For additional information, consumers can contact Kelty toll-free at (866) 349-7225 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. MT, or visit the firm's website at www.kelty.com.

The recalled product

Product
Kelty Single and Double Jogging Strollers
Manufacturer
Kelty, of Boulder, Colo., a division of American Recreation Products
Category
Consumer Product — Strollers
Hazard
Affected units
3,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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