Recalls: Strollers and Car Seats
E-Z Go Strollers Recalled By Century NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Return program no longer available. Do not use these products. Please discard or destroy these products. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued December 16, 1988; Revised August 27, 2001 Release # 88-111 Century Recalling E-Z Go Strollers WASHINGTON -- Century Products Company, of Macedonia, Ohio voluntarily recalled some 14,600 umbrella strollers to correct mechanical problems. Undertaken in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall involves three strollers sold nationally: model numbers 11-066DI and 11-077SA sold under the E-Z Go brand name, and model number 11-074SR sold by Sears as an "Infant Umbrella-Style Stroller. Model numbers are found on the instruction sheet and on the stroller's legs. All strollers were distributed between January and May, 1988. Century Products Company said seat backs and a rear locking brace may not perform properly. When a toddler strapped in the stroller leans too far forward, or if the stroller comes to an abrupt stop, the child may fall forward and strike his head. Also, when the person pushing the stroller accidentally kicks the rear locking brace, the stroller will fold on the child whose fingers could be pinched as the adult attempts to re-open the stroller. Consumers having the stroller should stop using the product and discard or destroy the product. The return program is no longer available. For more information, consumers may also write Century Products Company, 9600 Valley View Road, Macedonia, Ohio or call the company's customer service number at 800-345-4109.. Read more.
Shoulder Harness on Century Strollers Recalled by Bilt-Rite NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Replacement kits no longer available. Do not use these products. Please discard or destroy these products. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued May 13, 1986; Revised August 27, 2001 Release # 86-28 Consumers Were Urged to Repair Stroller Shoulder Harness Washington, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the New York State Attorney General, Century Products, Inc. and Bilt-Rite Juvenile Products, Inc. had a free replacement program for the shoulder harness restraining device used on approximately 200,000 strollers. Century has received numerous letters concerning the use of a shoulder harness restraining device on its strollers. Some of these consumers indicated that children's necks may be dangerously entangled on the shoulder harness. This entanglement may occur when the activities of the child cannot be seen by the person pushing the stroller and could result in serious injury. The affected strollers are the Century "Way-to-Go" stroller, model numbers 11-140, 11-141, and 11-143; Century "Way-to-Go" II, model numbers 11-151, 11-152, and 11-155; Bilt-Rite "Fold 'N GO" stroller, model number 11-130; and Bilt Rite "Way-to-Go" II . Strollers, model numbers 11-150, 11-152, and 1000. Those strollers containing only a waist and crotch strap are not affected by this repair program. Replacement straps are no longer available. Consumers should discard or destroy the product. More information can be obtained by calling the company's customer service number at 800-345-4109. Read more.
