RECALL: 217,000 Pacific Cycle Swivel Wheel Jogging Strollers Due to Crash and Fall Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Pacific Cycle Inc., of Madison, Wis., has announced a voluntary recall of about 217,600 Instep and Schwinn swivel wheel jogging strollers because the front wheel can become loose and detach, posing crash and fall hazards.

Pacific Cycle has received 132 reports of the front wheel becoming loose or unstable, resulting in 215 injuries, including head injuries, sprains, lacerations, bumps, bruises, and abrasions.

This recall involves single and double occupant swivel wheel jogging strollers that have a quick release mechanism for removing and re-attaching the front wheel. Instep Safari, Instep Grand Safari, Instep Flight, Schwinn Turismo and Schwinn Discover Single and Double Occupant Swivel jogging strollers with the following model numbers are affected. These models come in a variety of colors. The model number is located on the inside of the metal frame above the rear right wheel.

Instep Safari   — Single	Instep Grand Safari — Single	Instep Safari   — Double	Instep Grand Safari — Double	Instep Flight    — Single
11-AR178	11-AR182	11-AR220B	11-AR282	11-AR101AZ
11-AR179	11-AR183	11-AR224	11-AR283
11-AR180	11-AR184	11-AR278	11-AR284
11-AR181	11-AR-192	11-AR279	11-AR292
11-AR240B	11-AR193	11-AR280	11-AR293
11-AR245		11-AR281
11-AR250		11-AR290
11-AR255		11-AR291
11-AR700A		11-AR340B
111-AR750		11-AR345
11-AR178DS		11-AR350
11-AR179DS		11-AR355
11-AR120B
11-AR190
11-AR191

 

Instep Flight   — Double	Schwinn Turismo   —  Single	Schwinn Turismo   — Double	Schwinn Discover   — Single	Schwinn Discover   — Double
11-AR201AZ	13-SC113	13-SC213	13-SC105AZ	13-SC205AZ
11-AR301AZ	13-SC114	13-SC214
	13-SC116	13-SC216
	13-SC117	13-SC217

 

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled jogging strollers and contact Pacific Cycle toll-free at 877-564-2261 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, online at www.pacific-cycle.com, www.instep.net or www.schwinnbikes.com and click on “Safety Notices & Recalls” or email customerservice@pacific-cycle.com for more information on how to obtain a repair kit to secure the front wheel. The repair kit includes a replacement mechanism for securing the front wheel that uses a traditional screw on/off method of attachment instead of the quick release lever method of attachment shipped with the product, as well as new warning labels. Consumers should not return the jogging strollers to retailers where purchased. A repair video is available at www.pacific-cycle.com/safety-notices-recalls/.

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