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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2002
Release # 03-009
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Bikepro Recall Hotline: (800) 261-2559
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
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CPSC, Bikepro, Inc. Announce Recall of Baby Walkers
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Bikepro, Inc. of Pico Rivera, Calif., is voluntarily
recalling about 50,000 baby walkers.
The baby walkers can fit through a standard doorway and are not
designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using these baby walkers
could be seriously injured or killed if they fall down stairs.
Bikepro, Inc. has not received any reports of injuries involving
these walkers. This recall is being conducted to prevent the
possibility of injury.
The recalled walkers are intended for babies age 6 months or
older. The walkers are blue, green, pink and yellow. They have a
musical tray, a thick foamed padded seat and some are equipped with
stoppers on the side. These model numbers are recalled: 305, 308RK,
309STP, 384, 386, 388, 388STP, 389STP, 392STP, 393STP, 395 and 399STP.
The model numbers are located on the outside of each box. The baby
walkers bear a warning label that states in part: "WARNING: NOTE: NEVER
LEAVE CHILD UNATTENDED" or "NEVER LEAVE YOUR BABY ALONE IN THIS BABY
WALKER" or "USE ONLY FOR CHILDREN WHO CAN SIT UNASSISTED." The baby
walkers may bear a label stating "BEBELOVE."
Independent discount stores located in Arizona, California,
Colorado, Texas, Michigan, Missouri and New York sold these baby walkers
from January 2000 through August 2001 for between $18 and $22.
Consumers should stop using these walkers immediately and return
them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more
information, contact Bikepro, Inc. at (800) 261-2559 between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
CPSC worked with industry to revise the voluntary standard for
baby walkers to address injuries from falls down stairs. The revised
standard was published in 1997. Children falling down stairs in walkers
have accounted for most baby walker-related injuries. New walkers that
meet the voluntary standard have special features that stop the walker
at the top step. Baby walker-related injuries to children under 15
months old have declined over 60 percent from an estimated 20,100 in
1995 to 7,400 in 2000.
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