Recalled: Strollers from Graco

THURSDAY, July 7 (BabyCenter News) — Graco Children's Products is recalling about 1 million Duo Tandem and 143,000 MetroLite strollers, sold between 1994 and 2002, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The strollers can fail to latch properly and may collapse while in use, causing injury to children riding in them or adults pushing them.

Graco has received reports of cuts, scrapes, scratches, pinched fingers, and muscle pulls associated with both types of strollers. For the Duo Tandem strollers, there have been 306 reported collapses causing 230 injuries, including a broken arm and a cut to a child requiring 46 stitches. For the MetroLite strollers, there have been 223 reported collapses causing 34 injuries, including 18 bumps and bruises to the head or body.

The recalled Duo Tandem strollers, manufactured between 1994 and 1999, have two seats, one in front and one in back. The strollers have a blue, white, or green plastic-and-steel frame. They have four wheels in the front and two wheels in the rear. The cloth seats and tops have various colors and patterns. There is a label with the model and serial number on the stroller's frame. Duo Tandem strollers included in the recall are:

• those whose model number is 7950, 7955, 7960, 7965, 7970, or 7980 and serial number is between 01011994 and 12311999 • those whose model number is 7990 and serial number is between 01011996 and 10311998.

The recalled MetroLite strollers, manufactured in 2000 and 2001, have a blue, gray, or black plastic-and-steel frame. The cloth seat and top have various colors and patterns. The strollers have four wheels in the front and two wheels in the rear. These strollers were sold as a stand-alone stroller and also as part of a travel system that included an infant car seat/carrier and a base. The car seat/carrier is not affected. There is a label on the cross bar under the foot rest containing the model and serial number. Only MetroLite strollers with serial numbers between 10012000 and 12312001 in the first 8 digits and the following model numbers are included in this recall: 6110DW, 6114NGS, 6110F3, 7410CON, 6111FKB, 7413CML, 6114HAV, 7413MRN, 6114JAM.

Both types of strollers were sold at discount, department, and juvenile product stores nationwide and were manufactured in China. The Duo Tandem strollers were sold from January 1994 through December 2000 for between $80 and $150 each, and the MetroLite strollers were sold from November 2000 through December 2002 for between $100 and $200 each.

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