Earlier in February, Britax voluntarily recalled over 14,000 of their Blink Umbrella strollers. Recently, Britax and other brands including Cybex and Graco have decided to follow in the footsteps of their competitor Maclaren in issuing voluntary recalls for the hinges on their umbrella strollers due to possible fingertip laceration.
The Stroller Doctor service and repair center is here to help in the event of a stroller recall. In November, The Stroller Doctor and Strolling in Style held an event in which we installed hinge covers on over 400 Maclaren strollers in the South Florida area. Because we are parents ourselves, we want to assist with other stroller recalls, even if the strollers are not one of our featured brands or were not purchased at Strolling in Style.
Following the Britax recall, Strolling in Style was featured on the front page of the South Florida Newspaper The Sun Sentinel in the money section on Friday, February 11th, 2010. The article, written by Diane Lade of the Sun Sentinel was in response to the recent Consumer product safety commission umbrella stroller recalls from the following manufacturers: Britax, Graco, Cybex and Maclaren.
The article is about the manufacturers response to the recall. It mentions how stroller companies offer repair kits, but do not offer customers to have the kits installed by professionals. The article speaks about how sadly, the stroller industry is one of the few that does not offer a retro fit service on their stroller in the event of a recall.
Here at Strolling in Style, we have retrofitted hundreds of Maclaren strollers with the repair kit. As the southeastern service and repair for Maclaren USA we offer the recall repair as a free service to any owner of a Maclaren stroller. We are also glad to help with any recall issues, including those from strollers we do not stock in our store. It is better to let a professional service handle a recall repair to ensure that your stroller is safe for use.
Our doors are always assistance in correcting their recalled stroller to make it safe for use with your child.
