BUGGY MANUFACTURER GRACO has issued a recall of about 2 million buggies distributed before 2008, after the items were linked to the deaths of four infants.
Check the full list of the buggy models affected by the recall.
Please note that the Graco Quattro Tour and MetroLite models are known as Quattro Tour, Quattro Tour Deluxe, Metrosport and Aerosport outside of the US.
A buggy’s model number can be found on a label above the rear wheels or underneath the buggy, according to the Boston Globe. The models involved were distributed between November 2000 and December 2007.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the recall was issued due to “risk of entrapment and strangulation”.
The four deaths linked to the buggies occurred between 2003 and 2005 in America, causing child safety group Kids in Danger to ask why there was such a delay in issuing the recall.
The CPSC said it was also aware of five reports of “infants becoming entrapped, resulting in cuts and bruises, and one report of an infant having difficulty breathing”. A spokesperson told AOL that he is not aware of any previous buggy recalls linked to infant deaths.
Graco said “there have been no reported injuries related to this issue outside of North America”. The company’s president, Doug McGraw, told the Boston Globe that part of the push for a recall was the higher demand for second-hand buggies.
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