Child Carriers Recalled by Evenflo

CPSC recall 98165. Recall date: 8 Sep 1998.

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Strangulation

CPSC recall 98165 has the recall date 8 Sep 1998. The notice names the firm Evenflo. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Infant Carriers/Slings/Backpacks/Car Seats.

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CPSC recall 98165: incidents, units, products and firms
Units	The CPSC record gives no number
Description	Child Carriers Recalled by Evenflo NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 1998 Release # 98-165 Company Phone Number: (800) 649-0071 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 Evenflo Contact: Brian Bloom, (216) 348-8520 CPSC, Evenflo Co. Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Child Carriers WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Evenflo Co. Inc., of Piqua, Ohio, is recalling about 22,000 Hike 'N Roll child carriers for repair. Small children can slip sideways into the leg openings, creating a potential strangulation risk. Evenflo has received 16 reports of children slipping into the leg openings, with some reports of red marks on the child's neck. No serious injuries have been reported. Evenflo is offering a free seat insert to reduce the size of the leg openings and provide a more secure fit. The Hike 'N Roll carriers being recalled are model numbers 522101 and 522102. They were manufactured between June 1, 1996, and October 31, 1997. Both the model number and the…
Product	Evenflo Hike 'N Roll child carriers, Infant Carriers/Slings/Backpacks/Car Seats
Manufacturer	Evenflo

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The recall in context

Units in this recall: not givenMedian of 1998: 65,000
CPSC recalls of 1998: 133
Recalls of 1998 with one of the same hazards: 4%
Recalls of 1998 in the category Infant Carriers/Slings/Backpacks/Car Seats: 2%
Recalls on the register that name Evenflo: 18

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Evenflo
Date	Recall
29 Jan 2020	Evenflo Recalls Pillo Portable Napper Inclined Sleepers to Prevent Risk of Suffocation
5 Jun 2012	Evenflo Recalls Convertible High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
24 Jun 2010	Evenflo Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards
25 Mar 2010	Evenflo Recalls Top-of-Stair Plus Wood Gates Due to Fall Hazard
8 Dec 2009	Evenflo Recalls Cake Toys on Children's Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard
16 Jul 2009	Evenflo Recalls Telephone Toys Due to Choking Hazard
2 Apr 2009	Evenflo Recalls Envision™ High Chairs Due to Fall and Choking Hazards
2 Apr 2009	Evenflo Expands Recall of Majestic High Chairs Due to Fall and Choking Hazards
17 Feb 2009	Evenflo Recalls Children's Activity Centers Due to Fall Hazard
18 Dec 2008	Evenflo Recalls Majestic High Chairs Due to Fall and Choking Hazards
10 May 2007	Fall Hazard Prompts NHTSA, CPSC and Evenflo to Announce Recall of Embrace™ Infant Car Seat/Carriers
10 Oct 2001	CPSC, Evenflo Announce Recall to Repair Home Décor Swing™ Wooden Baby Gates

Evenflo: all 18 recalls

Official channels

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 98165. https://recallregister.com/product/6200-child-carriers-recalled-by-evenflo/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: 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 98165 report injuries?: The CPSC record of recall 98165 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Evenflo?: 18 CPSC recalls on this register name Evenflo. This recall is 1 of them.