Britax Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Fingertip Amputations and Lacerations
CPSC recall 10137. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The stroller's hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Britax to receive free stroller hinge covers.
CPSC recall 10137 has the recall date 10 Feb 2010. The notice names the firm Britax Child Safety. The recall has about 14,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2010 has 8,400 units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Strollers & Accessories.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 14,000 |
| Description | This recall involves all Britax "Blink" single umbrella strollers. "Blink" is printed on the metal frame on both sides of the stroller, below the hand grips. The recalled "Blink" strollers have model numbers U261813, U261814, U261815, U261816, U261817, U271813, U271817 and U271815 and were manufactured between May 2009 and September 2009. The model number and manufacturing date can be found on a white label on the stroller frame, near the bottom of the stroller basket. |
| Product | Britax "Blink" Umbrella Strollers, About 14,000 in the United States and 900 in Canada, Strollers & Accessories |
| Sold at | Buy Buy Baby and other juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide in the U.S. and Canada and on the Web at www.Amazon.com, www.babiesrus.com, www.Target.com and www.Diapers.com from July 2009 through February 2010 for about $150. |
| Importer | Britax Child Safety, Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 14,000Median of 2010: 8,400
- CPSC recalls of 2010
- 362
- Recalls of 2010 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls of 2010 in the category Strollers & Accessories
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Britax Child Safety
- 8
Other recalls of the firm
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 10137. https://recallregister.com/product/135-britax-recalls-strollers-due-to-risk-of-fingertip-amputations-and-lace/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 10137 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Buy Buy Baby and other juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide in the U.S. and Canada and on the Web at www.Amazon.com, www.babiesrus.com, www.Target.com and www.Diapers.com from July 2009 through February 2010 for about $150.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 10137?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 14,000 in the United States and 900 in Canada
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China