Baby backpacks recalled - Jul. 27, 2000

Personal Finance

Baby backpacks recalled

July 27, 2000: 12:26 p.m. ET

Wide leg openings in carriers reported to have contributed to serious injuries

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Hufco-Delaware Co. is recalling about 111,000 Gerry TrailTech backpack baby carriers with plastic frames because small infants can shift to one side, slip through the leg openings of these carriers and fall.

There have been four reports of infants slipping through the leg openings of these carriers. Two reports were of infants suffering fractured skulls and two reports said the infants suffering bumped heads when they fell to the ground.

The Gerry TrailTech backpack baby carriers have black, plastic contoured frames. They were sold in color combinations of slate blue with teal trim, green with black trim, navy blue and purple with green trim, and blue and purple with silver trim.

A tag on the outside of the carrier reads "GERRY." A long tag, originally inside the carrier when sold, reads, "GERRY TRAIL TECH/TRAIL TECH HP." Writing imprinted on the plastic frame reads, "GERRY." The carrier also has a removable, washable seat, a storage pouch, a loading stand and a padded hip belt.

The backpacks have been sold in department and baby products stores nationwide since January 1996 for about $65.

Consumers should stop using the carriers immediately, and call Hufco-Delaware at (800) 881-9176 anytime for a free repair kit that replaces the seat of the carrier with one that has smaller leg openings.

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