1. CPSC, NHTSA and Britax Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats Due to Fall Hazard
2. Britax Recalls Strollers and Replacement Top Seats Due to Choking Hazard
1. CPSC, NHTSA and Britax Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats Due to Fall Hazard
2. Britax Recalls Strollers and Replacement Top Seats Due to Choking Hazard
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1. Recall Date: January 21, 2016
Recall Number: 16-081
CPSC, NHTSA and Britax Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats Due to Fall Hazard
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Britax B-Safe 35 and B-Safe 35 Elite infant car seats and travel systems
Hazard:
The car seat carry handle can crack and break allowing the seat to fall
unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury to the infant.
Remedy: Repair
Consumers
should immediately stop carrying the car seat by the handle until the
repair is installed. All consumers who have previously registered their
product with Britax will automatically receive a free repair kit. To
register to receive a repair kit or verify registration, visit www.bsafe35recall.com. Consumers can continue to use the car seat when secured in a vehicle or on a stroller.
Consumer Contact: Britax at 800-683-2045 from 8:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET on Friday, or by email at Britax.Recall@britax.com. Consumers can also visit the firm’s website at www.us.Britax.com and click on “Safety Notice” at the top right of the page.
Recall Details
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/
Units: About 71,000 units (in addition 3,900 units were sold in Canada and 990 units in Mexico)
Description:
This recall involves Britax B-Safe 35 and B-Safe 35 Elite infant car
seat and travel systems manufactured between October 1, 2014 and July 1,
2015. The product can be used as a rear-facing only car seat and as an
infant carrier. The car seat/carriers have a canopy, black shell and
base, and were sold in a variety of colors. The Britax logo is printed
on both sides of the seat shell and on the carry handle grip. Model numbers and the date of manufacture (DOM) are printed on a label located at the back of the infant car seat/carrier shell.
Models included in the recall are:
Britax Infant Car Seats and Travel Systems
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Model Numbers
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Dates of Manufacture (YYYY/MM/DD)
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B-Safe 35
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E9LU65M, E9LU65P, E9LU63F, E9LU66R, E9LS63F, EXLU65M
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October 1, 2014 (2014/10/01)
through
July 1, 2015 (2015/07/01)
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B-Safe 35 Elite
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E9LS55T, E9LS56P, E9LS55U, E9LS66C, E9LS65U
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B-Safe 35 Travel System
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S914900, S915400, S915200, S921900,
S01635200
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Incidents/Injuries:
Britax has received 74 reports of handles developing fractures, cracks
and/or breaking while in use, including one report of an infant who
received a bump on the head when the carrier fell to the ground.
Sold at: Babies R Us, buybuy BABY, Target and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Diapers.com and other online retailers from November 2014 to January 2016 for between $210 and $250.
Importer/Distributor: Britax Child Safety Inc., of Fort Mill, S.C.
Manufactured in: U.S.
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at: http://healthycanadians.
Mexico’s press release is available at: http://profeco.gob.mx/
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2. Recall Date: January 21, 2016
Recall Number: 16-080
Britax Recalls Strollers and Replacement Top Seats Due to Choking Hazard
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Britax B-Ready strollers
Hazard:
The foam padding on the stroller’s arm bar can come off in fragments if
the child bites the arm bar, posing a choking hazard.
Remedy: Repair
Consumers
should immediately remove the arm bar from recalled strollers and
replacement top seats and contact Britax for a free black, zippered arm
bar cover and a warning label to apply to the strollers and replacement
top seats. Consumers can continue to use their strollers without the arm
bar attached.
Consumer Contact: Britax at 800-683-2045 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET on Friday, by email at Britax.Recall@britax.com or online at www.us.britax.com and click on Safety Notice at the top right, or www.B-
Recall Details
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/
Units: About 49,000 in the U.S. (in addition, 11,000 were sold in Canada)
Description:
This recall involves Britax B-Ready strollers and B-Ready replacement
top seats that were sold separately. The B-Ready strollers have a silver
or black frame with a solid-colored top seat in a variety of colors.
The Britax logo is on the stroller’s side hinges and foot rest.
B-Ready is printed on the sides of the stroller frame. The stroller’s
model number and date of manufacture are printed on a label on the
stroller’s frame between the front wheels or on the inside frame that
connects to the back right wheel. The replacement top seats were sold
separately in a variety of colors and fit into the stroller’s frame. The
replacement top seat’s model number and date of manufacture are printed
on a black label on the right side tube above the adjuster button,
under the fabric cover.
Model numbers and dates of manufacture included in this recall are as follows:
Britax Strollers and Replacement Top Seats
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Model Numbers
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Dates of Manufacture (YYYY/MM/DD)
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B-Ready Strollers
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U281767, U281768, U281771, U281772, U281773, U281774, U281784, U281792,
U281793, U281794, U281795, U281796, U281797
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April 1, 2010 (2010/04/01)
through
Dec. 31, 2012 (2012/12/31)
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B-Ready replacement top seats
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S845600, S845700, S845800, S845900, S855000, S855100, S856600, S870200, S870300, S870600
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Incidents/Injuries:
Britax has received 117 reports of children biting the arm bar foam
padding, including five reports of children choking or gagging on foam
fragments.
Sold at: Babies R Us, buybuy Baby, Target and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Diapers.com and
other websites from April 2010 through January 2016 for about $500 for
the stroller. The replacement top seats were sold by Britax from April
2010 through January 2016 for about $150.
Importer/Distributor: Britax Child Safety Inc., of Fort Mill, S.C.
Manufactured in: China
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.
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