The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·20071·Announced 2020-02-06

Infantino Recalls Infant Carriers Due to Buckle Breakage and Fall Hazard

Infantino is recalling about 14,000 infant carriers because the buckles can break, posing a fall hazard. No injuries have been reported.

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 fall hazard for infants, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Infantino, of San Diego, Calif., is recalling about 14,000 soft infant and toddler carriers due to a fall hazard. The recall includes the Go Forward 4-in-1 Evolved Ergonomic, Flip Front2back, and Up Close Newborn carriers. The buckles on these carriers can break, which could cause the infant to fall.

The recalled carriers are cotton with a front padded pouch and feature either a black body with black straps or a gray body with black straps. Only carriers with specific lot codes are included in the recall: 2018 0619 and 2018 0719 for the Go Forward 4-in-1 Evolved Ergonomic Carrier, 2018 0719 for the Flip Front2back Carrier, and 2018 0719 for the Up Close Newborn Carrier. The product name and lot code are identified on a label sewn into the inside of the carriers.

The carriers were sold at Target and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from November 2019 through December 2019 for between $30 and $50. No injuries have been reported. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled infant carriers and contact Infantino for instructions on how to receive a free replacement carrier.

The recalled product

Product
Go Forward 4-in-1 Evolved Ergonomic, Flip Front2back and Up Close Newborn infant carriers
Manufacturer
Infantino, of San Diego, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Infant Carriers
Hazard
Affected units
14,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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