TwinGo Recalls Baby Carriers Due to Fall Hazard

Recalled May 11, 2016 · CPSC recall 16157 · TwinGo

Hazard

The waist buckle can break, posing a fall hazard to children in the carrier.

Remedy

Repair

Units

About 4,000 (in addition, about 160 were sold in Canada)

Incidents / injuries

The firm has received 13 reports of buckles breaking worldwide, including 10 in the U.S., one in Canada and two in the UK. No injuries have been reported.

Description

The TwinGo Original Carrier is an infant carrier designed to carry one or two babies against the caregiver's body at the waist. It is intended for babies that are from 10 to 45 pounds. "TwinGo" is printed on a label located on the front of the carrier and an 11-digit batch number is printed on a label sewn to the waistband. Batch numbers included in this recall: 23014024003, 01515026003, and 21615019001. They were sold in fabric that is black on the outside and blue or orange on the inside.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the infant carrier and contact TwinGo for a free repair kit. A free replacement buckle will be provided with instructions. A repair video is also available at http://twingocarrier.com/pages/repairkit.

Contact

TwinGo toll-free at 888-288-9342 from 9am-5pm EST Monday-Friday, via email at [email protected] or online at www.TwinGoCarrier.com and click on "Product Recall" at the bottom of the page for more information.

Product

Baby carriers

Imported by

TwinGo LLC, of Mclean, Va.

Retailers

Boutique stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and TwinGoCarrier.com from December 2014 through May 2016 for about $215.

Made in

China

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