Peg Perego Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation; One Child Death Reported

Recalled July 24, 2012 · CPSC recall 12232 · Peg Perego

Stroller with one cup holder in the child tray

Hazard

Entrapment and strangulation can occur, especially to infants younger than 12 months of age, when a child is not harnessed. An infant can pass through the opening between the stroller tray and seat bottom, but his/her head and neck can become entrapped by the tray. Infants who become entrapped at the neck are at risk of strangulation.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact the firm for a free repair kit. Do not return the stroller to the retailers as they will not be able to provide the repair kit.

Units

About 6,223,000

Incidents / injuries

A 6-month-old baby boy from Tarzana, Calif. died of strangulation after his head was trapped between the seat and the tray of his Peg Perego stroller in 2004. Another baby, a 7-month-old girl from New York, N.Y., nearly strangled when her head became trapped between the seat and the tray of her stroller in 2006.

Description

The recall involves two different older versions of the Peg Perego strollers, Venezia and Pliko-P3, manufactured between January 2004 and September 2007, in a variety of colors. Only strollers that have a child tray with one cup holder are part of this recall. Strollers with a bumper bar in front of the child or a tray with two cup holders are not included in this recall. "Peg Perego" and "Venezia" or "Pliko-P3" are printed on the side of the strollers. The following Venezia and Pliko-P3 stroller model numbers that begin with the following numbers are included in this recall. The model number is printed on a white label on the back of the Pliko P-3's stroller seat and on the Venezia stroller's footboard. IPliko-P3 Stroller Model Numbers PFR28US34xxxxxxxx IPFT28NA63 IPFT28NA64 IPP328MU10 IPP328MU09 IPP328US09 IPP328US10 IPP329US10 IPPA28US32 IPPA28US33 IPPA28US34 IPPD28NA34 Venezia Stroller Model Numbers IPVA13MU09 IPVA13MU10 IPVA13US09 IPVA13US10 IPVA13US32 IPVA13US34 IPVC13NA32 IPVC13NA34

What to do

Contact

For additional information, call Peg Perego at (888) 734-6020 anytime or visit the firm's website at www.PegPeregoUSA.com

Product

Peg Perego Venezia and Pliko-P3 strollers

Imported by

Peg Perego USA Inc., of Fort Wayne, Ind.

Retailers

Various retailers nationwide, including Babies R Us and Buy Buy Baby from January 2004 through September 2010 for between $270 and $330 for the Pliko P-3 stroller and between $350 and $450 for the Venezia stroller.

Made in

Italy

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →