Hufco-Delaware Co. · Recalled
CPSC, Hufco-Delaware Co. Announce Recall to Repair Gerry® TrailTech™ Backpack Baby Carriers
Small infants can shift to one side, slip through the leg openings of these carriers and fall.
- Units
- about 111,000
- Reports
- 4
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $65
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
These Gerry® TrailTech™ backpack baby carriers have black, plastic contoured frames. They were sold in color combinations of slate blue with teal trim, green with black trim, navy blue and purple with green trim, and blue and purple with silver trim. A tag on the outside of the carrier reads "GERRY®." A long tag, originally inside the carrier when sold, reads, "GERRY TRAIL TECH/TRAIL TECH HP." Writing imprinted on the plastic frame reads, "GERRY." The carrier has a removable, washable seat; a storage pouch; a loading stand; and a padded hip belt.
The file
- Sold at
- Department and baby products stores nationwide sold these backpack carriers, from January 1996 through July 2000, for about $65.
- Product type
- Infant Carriers/Slings/Backpacks/Car Seats
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Hufco-Delaware Co., of Miamisburg, Ohio
Incident log
CPSC and Hufco-Delaware have received four reports of infants slipping through the leg openings of these carriers. There were two reports of infants suffering fractured skulls and two reports of infants suffering bumped heads when they fell to the ground.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using these backpack carriers immediately. Evenflo, which is now the responding company for this recall, no longer has any service parts for this product nor the capability of producing these parts. As repair kits are no longer available, consumers should destroy these products.
Evenflo can be reached at (800) 233-5921 to answer any questions.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.