CPSC, Regal Lager Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Stroller Attachments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
in cooperation with the manufacturer named below, today announced voluntary recalls
of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following
recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of product: Lascal “Buggy Board” stroller attachment
Units: About 11,500
Distributor: Regal Lager Inc., of Kennesaw, Ga.
Hazard: The Buggy Board’s red connecting pins can break, causing
the board to partially detach from the stroller or carriage, posing a fall hazard
to the user.
Incidents/Injuries: Regal Lager Inc. has received two reports of
the Buggy Board disengaging from a stroller or carriage, resulting in falls to children.
One minor injury was reported.
Description: The Lascal “Buggy Board” is a wheeled board that attaches
to a stroller or baby carriage, allowing an older child to stand on the board and
ride behind the stroller between the arms of a parent or caregiver. The product
comes in black, blue, red and techno styles, and has the words “Buggy Board” printed
on the top center of the board, with the name “Lascal” molded into the plastic on
the bottom center of the board. Buggy Boards with orange connecting pins are not
included in the recall.
Sold at: Specialty retail stores, catalogs and internet sites from
January 2003 through July 2004 for about $88.
Manufactured in: Sweden
Remedy: The manufacturer is providing free repair kits to consumers
consisting of orange replacement pins for these Buggy Boards.
Consumer Contact: Call Regal Lager Inc. at (877) 242-5676 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
Media Contact: Luanne Whiting-Lager at (678) 819-5805 or
luanne@regallager.com.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public
from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of
consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property
damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually.
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 30 percent 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 or visit CPSC’s Web site
at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.