More Umbrella Strollers Recalled for Fingertip Amputations
Britax is recalling about 15,000 of its Blink brand umbrella strollers for a defective hinge mechanism, which could pose a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to children. Injuries could occur when the stroller is being unfolded or opened. According to a news report in Consumeraffairs.com, this defective product recall involves all Britax Blink single umbrella strollers. The word “Blink” is printed on the metal frame on both sides of the stroller as well as below the hand grips.
The strollers involved in this recall were manufactured in China between May 2009 and September 2009. They were sold by retailers such as Buy Buy Baby and online at Amazon, babiesrus.com, target.com and diapers.com from July 2009 through February 2010. The products were sold for about $150 each.
This product defect recall is only one in a series of identical stroller recalls involving defective hinges that have caused serious injuries to young children. In January, Graco recalled 1.5 million strollers for the same problem with the hinge mechanism. In November, UK-based Maclaren recalled about 1 million strollers for a similar problem. Also in January, Regal Lager Inc. recalled about 1,200 Cybex strollers because the stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and serious injury hazard to young children. Seattle recalled products injury attorneys hope that consumers understand that the recalled strollers are a serious issue that may result in permanent injuries or disfigurement to young children.
If your child has been injured as a result of one of these defective products, please contact an experienced products liability attorney with The Bernard Law Group for a FREE, comprehensive and completely confidential consultation. Please call us at 1-800-418-8282 or e-mail us at info@bernardlawgroup.com. We can also send you our FREE brochure about Washington product defect cases, which has useful, educational information to help you understand your rights. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.
Source:http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2010/britax.html