- UPPAbaby's $600 jogging stroller is being recalled after a child's fingertip was amputated.
- The child's finger was caught in the rear brake disc of the stroller, per US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
UPPAbaby, a Rockland, Massachusetts-based, baby product company, issued a recall of about 14,400 jogging strollers on Thursday after a child's fingertip was amputated by one of their products, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The company's $600 All-Terrain RIDGE jogging stroller — with serial code 1401RDGUS — has openings in its rear disc brakes that can "cause amputation or laceration if a nonoccupant child's fingertip" gets caught in them, the federal agency said. The serial code can be found on the left side of the stroller frame above the rear wheel.
UPPAbaby received one report of a child whose fingertip was cut off by the product. The child was not in the stroller while it was in use.
In a press release, UPPAbaby said the incident was "likely due to consumer misuse."
"We conduct extensive testing to ensure UPPAbaby products meet all global industry and regulatory standards," the company said. "Despite passing all tests and meeting all standards, UPPAbaby received one report about the all-terrain RIDGE stroller."
Every All-Terrain jogging stroller manufactured between July 2021 and August 2022 is being recalled, according to the company.
The stroller was sold between October 2021 and August 2022 at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Pottery Bar Kids, BuyBuyBaby, and other stores.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission encourages customers to "immediately stop" using the recalled strollers and contact the company to receive free replacement brake discs for both wheels.