Graco Recalls Two Million Strollers!

It was kind of a quiet day out there deal wise today, which was slightly a good thing for me.  I started my in home day care today and I am not going to be one of those people who sits on the computer and plops the kids in front of the TV all day.  Not going to happen!  So I thought I would be on here all evening trying to catch up on posting everything, but there isn't really anything to report!  One thing I did want to point out though is the Graco Stroller Recall.  If you own a Graco Stroller, please be sure to check and see if it is a part of this recall!  This recall is because four infants have died!  I'm sure most of you heard about it on the news, but in case you have not yet, here is the info from the Associated Press:

Baby gear maker Graco is recalling about 2 million strollers after receiving reports that four infants died in the strollers.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the recall Wednesday, said the four infants became trapped inside the strollers and were strangled. The deaths occurred between 2003 and 2005.

The strollers being recalled are older versions of the Graco Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers and travel systems, all made before 2007 and distributed by Graco Children's Products Inc. of Atlanta.

CPSC says if babies aren't strapped into the strollers properly, they can slide through the opening between the stroller tray and bottom of the seat — where they can get stuck and be strangled. The commission also said it was aware of five reports of infants becoming trapped, resulting in cuts and bruises, and one report of an infant having difficulty breathing. 

The recalled strollers were made before the development in 2008 of a voluntary standard that requires a larger stroller opening between the stroller's tray and seat bottom in order to prevent entrapment and strangulation.

The recalled strollers were sold at retailers nationwide between November 2000 and December 2007.

For a complete list of the model numbers of recalled strollers and travel systems, visit http://www.gracobaby.com/.

If you have a recalled stroller, contact Graco at 877-828-4046 or visit the company's website for a free repair kit. The strollers can continue to be used with an infant car seat as a travel system since the entrapment and strangulation hazards caused by the space gap aren't present.