← Search recalls
U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 1978-06-22

Repair Program Announced For Baby Car Seat/Stroller

Is my product affected?

  • Brand Collier-Keyworth

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Collier-Keyworth Co. announced a voluntary repair program for approximately 5,600 car seat/stroller conversion kits (models 6805, 6806, 7805, and 7806) manufactured before March 14, 1977. The kits convert a baby car seat into a stroller by snapping the seat onto a frame. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a design defect in the metal seat supports could cause them to spread apart, allowing the seat to disengage and throw the infant forward. The agency documented 13 incidents of this occurring, with at least five children sustaining lacerations and other facial injuries.

To determine if your stroller conversion kit is affected, check whether it has two hinged metal braces riveted at right angles to the top of the stroller frame seat support and reinforcing the seat from directly beneath. If your kit lacks these braces, you should contact Collier-Keyworth Co. at P.O. Box 528, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440 or call 617/632-0120 to receive a free repair kit. After July 1, 1978, retailers selling the conversion kits were displaying recall posters to help consumers identify affected units. Consumers can also contact the CPSC's toll-free hotline at 800/638-2772 to verify model numbers.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

Laceration

Details from the source

June 22, 1978 Release # 78-052 Repair Program Announced For Baby Car Seat/Stroller WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 22) -- Collier-Keyworth Co., Gardner, Mass., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced a voluntary repair program for about 5,600 of its models 6805, 6806, 7805 and 7806 car seat/stroller conversion kits. The kits are used to convert a baby car seat into a stroller by snapping the seat onto a frame. CPSC staffers believe that a design defect in the metal seat supports of the stroller frame could cause the supports to spread apart, allowing the seat to disengage and throwing the infant forward. CPSC has learned of 13 incidents where this happened. At least five of the children received lacerations and other facial injuries. The stroller kits in question, which were distributed nationwide, retail for about $28 and were manufactured before March 14,1977. Some, but not all, the units may have the model number on the back leg of the frame. More important, if your stroller conversion kit does not have two hinged metal braces riveted at right angles to the top of the stroller frame seat support and reinforcing the seat from directly beneath, call or write Collier-Keyworth Co., P.O. Box 528, Gardner, Mass. 01440 (617/632-0120) to get a free repair kit. After July 1, 1978, retailers selling the conversion kits should be displaying an illustrated recall poster which consumers can check to see if they own one of the affected kits. To verify model numbers, contact CPSC's toll-free hotline at 800/638-2772

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

Related recalls

All U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls

Hurt by this product? Start a free Case Check

ProductRisk is not a law firm and does not provide legal services or legal advice. ProductRisk is a free consumer product-safety information service operated by Plaintify, Inc., a technology company. If you ask to be connected with a law firm, any legal services are provided by that firm — not by ProductRisk or Plaintify.

Privacy · Plaintify