The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·21158·Announced 2021-06-30

UPPAbaby RumbleSeat Adapters Recalled for Child Fall Hazard

UPPAbaby is recalling approximately 86,000 RumbleSeat adapters that can detach from strollers, posing a fall hazard to children. The company has received 135 reports of detachments, including injuries such as bumps, scrapes, and two broken noses.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where injury reports exist (135 detachments including bumps, scrapes, and two broken noses), meeting the High severity criterion. Although injuries have been reported, none meet the threshold for Severe (which requires hospitalization), so the score remains 3.

Plain-English summary

UPPAbaby, through Monahan Products, LLC, is recalling RumbleSeat accessory adapters manufactured between September 2014 and July 2019. The adapters are plastic connectors that attach the RumbleSeat to stroller frames. Approximately 86,000 units are affected. These adapters were included only with RumbleSeat Models 0252, 0917, and 0918.

The adapters can detach from the stroller, creating a fall hazard for the child in the RumbleSeat. The company has received 135 reports of detachments, including 77 incidents resulting in bumps and scrapes, and two reports of broken noses.

Consumers who own a recalled RumbleSeat should immediately stop using the adapters if they lack a yellow tab. Consumers can verify whether their adapter is included in the recall by visiting www.uppababy.com or calling UPPAbaby toll-free at 844-823-3132 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Affected consumers will receive free replacement adapters with the yellow tab.

The recalled product

Product
UPPAbaby adapters included with Rumbleseats
Manufacturer
Monahan Products, LLC, d/b/a UPPAbaby, of Hingham, Mass.
Category
Consumer Product — Stroller Accessories
Hazard
  • child-fall
  • adapter-detachment
Affected units
86,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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