L.L. Bean Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, L.L. Bean Inc. Announces Recall of Backpack Child Carriers
Small children can become entangled in the carrier's harness,which poses a strangulation risk. Also, small children can work their way out of the harness and fall through a leg opening or topple out of the top of the carrier, which can cause head and body injuries.
- Units
- About 10,000
- Reports
- 23
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $99
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
These forest green L.L. Bean Child Carriers have gray harnesses, and model number AC25, which is written on a tag in the upper left side of the rear storage compartment. These "backpack" carriers have kickstands for loading the child into the carriers. The "L.L. Bean" label is on the back of the carrier. Other models of L.L. Bean backpack child carriers are not part of this recall.
The file
- Sold at
- The L.L. Bean website and catalogs, and L.L. Bean retail stores in Maine, Oregon, New Hampshire and Delaware sold the carriers, between January 1997 and October 1998, for about $99.
- Product type
- Infant Carriers/Slings/Backpacks/Car Seats
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- L.L. Bean Inc., of Freeport, Maine
Incident log
L.L. Bean has received 23 reports of children falling out of the harnesses by slipping through a leg opening or toppling out of the top of the carrier. It was reported that 8 of these children received injuries, including head bumps, bruises, abrasions and contusions and four of these children became entangled by the harness straps around their necks.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the carriers immediately and call L.L. Bean to receive instructions for returning the carrier for a refund or for any other information about this recall.
Consumers may call L.L. Bean at (800) 555-9717 anytime.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated DEC 10 1998; last revised NOV 04 2026.