Phil & Ted's Put the Brakes on Stroller Sales

The Fort Collins, Colorado division of Phil & Ted’s Strollers, is recalling two stroller models that have had eight incidents of brake failures between them.  While none of those incidents occurred in North America, the risk of injury from brake failure is a serious safety concern.  For this reason, the company has joined with Consumer Product Safety Product Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada to recall the two models and provide consumers with a retrofit repair kit.

Both strollers were sold online at Phil & Teds.com, PishPoshBaby.com, and Albeebaby.com. They are also sold at juvenile product specialty stores like Babies R Us.  Each stroller sold in the United States and Canada from August 2010 through June 2011 at a price that ranged between $475 and $500.

According to their website, the company has “implemented the upgrade in production some months ago, creating ‘Series 2’ Explorer and Hammerhead buggies, and are undertaking an initiative to make the new brake available to owners of Series 1 (pre-January 2011). Explorer and Hammerhead buggies, identifiable by serial numbers between 0610/0001(June 2010, unit number 1), and 0111/4788(January 2011, unit number 4788). The serial numbers are read as follows – MMYY/unit number.” Serial number info is found on a sticker located inside the left-hand hinge. 

 Here are the details on the stroller involved in the recall:

Explorer Stroller

• 7,400 sold in USA
• 1,900 sold in Canada
• Metal frame: sold as a single stroller
• Also sold with a special doubles kit to convert it into a double stroller
• 3 wheels
• Cloth seat with canopy attachment
• Colors: black green, navy blue, red/black and green/black
• Phil & Ted’s logo on crotch portion of harness
• Model EX Explorer sticker located on rear axle bar

Hammerhead Strollers

• 160 sold in the U.S. A.
• 65 sold in Canada
• Metal frame: sold as a single stroller
• Also sold with a special doubles kit to convert it into a double stroller
• 4 wheels
• Cloth seat with canopy attachment
• Color:  black
• Phil & Ted’s logo on crotch portion of harness
• HH Hammerhead sticker located on rear axle bar

U.S. and Canadian consumers can contact Phil & Ted’s by phone at (855) 652-9019 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT M-F, or visit their website at www.philandteds.com/support.

For Canadian Press Release, click here.

For CPSC Press Release, click here.

For Phil & Ted's website and information on the retrofit kit, click here.