Cybex Stroller Safety Recall

Name of product: Cybex Strollers

Units: About 1,100

Distributor: Regal Lager Inc., of Kennesaw, Ga.

Hazard: The stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of a child placing his finger in the stroller’s hinge mechanism, resulting in a finger fracture.

Description: This recall involves Ruby, Onyx and Topaz models of umbrella strollers. “CYBEX” is printed on the side of the strollers.

Sold at: Department and juvenile product stores nationwide between August 2009 and November 2009 for between $140 and $260.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Regal Lager to receive a free hinge cover retrofit kit.

Consumer Contact: Call Regal Lager Inc. at (800) 593-5522 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or log on to the company’s Web site at www.regallager.com/recalls . Consumers can also email the firm at info@regallager.com.

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at:www.hc-sc.gc.ca

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.