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CPSC, Hufco-Delaware Co. Announce Recall to Repair Gerry® TrailTech™ Backpack Baby Carriers

Recalled July 27, 2000 · CPSC recall 00151 · Hufco-Delaware

Recalled Gerry® TrailTech™ backpack baby carrier
Hazard
Small infants can shift to one side, slip through the leg openings of these carriers and fall.
Remedy
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.
Units
about 111,000
Incidents / injuries
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.

Description

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.

What 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.

Contact

Evenflo can be reached at (800) 233-5921 to answer any questions.

Product
Gerry® TrailTech™ backpack baby carriers with plastic frames
Manufacturer(s)
Hufco-Delaware Co., of Miamisburg, Ohio
Retailers
Department and baby products stores nationwide sold these backpack carriers, from January 1996 through July 2000, for about $65.

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

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