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Bugaboo Recalls Cameleon3 Strollers Due to Fall Hazard

Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall date: March 27, 2013

Recall number: 13-153

Name of product: Bugaboo Cameleon3 Strollers

Hazard: The stroller's carrying handle can break and detach posing a fall hazard.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the carry handle from the stroller's bassinet or seat and contact Bugaboo for a free replacement handle. While awaiting the replacement handle, consumers can continue to use the seat or bassinet when attached to the chassis but should not attempt to use the seat or bassinet separate from the chassis.

Consumer Contact: Bugaboo Americas, at (800) 460-2922, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, at e-mail serviceus@bugaboo.com or online at www.bugaboo.com, and click on "Important Safety Announcements" at the bottom left of the page for more information.

Pictures available at: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Bugaboo-Recalls-Cameleon3-Strollers/

In conjunction with: Health Canada (recall available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/26391r-eng.php)

Units: About 9,200 in the U.S. and 960 in Canada

Description: This recall involves the Bugaboo Cameleon3 strollers. The stroller has an aluminum and plastic frame with rubberized wheels, a removable seat and bassinet, a removable "U"-shaped carry handle, an under-the-seat storage bag and a sun canopy. The bassinet, seat and sun canopy come in a variety of colors. The removable carry handle is used to transport the bassinet or seat separately from the chassis. The words "Bugaboo" and "Cameleon3" appear on a fabric tag on the side of the sun canopy. Strollers included in the recall have serial numbers from 19010 11153 00001 to 19010 51248 00215. Serial numbers are printed on a horizontal bar of the stroller's chassis beneath the seat.

Incidents/Injuries: Bugaboo has received 16 reports of carry handles breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Sold at: Buy Buy Baby, Toys R Us and other baby product stores nationwide, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, online at Bugaboo.com and other online retailers from September 2012 to March 2013 for between $889 and $1,600.

Importer: Bugaboo Americas, of El Segundo, Calif.

Manufacturer: Bugaboo International B.V., of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Manufactured in: China




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