49,000 Britax B-Ready Strollers and B-Ready Replacement Top Seats Recalled
Britax B-Ready strollers and B-Ready replacement top seats are being recalled due to a choking hazard, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website.
The foam padding on the stroller’s arm bar can come off in fragments if the child bites the arm bar, posing a choking hazard.
Britax has received 117 reports of children biting the arm bar foam padding, including five reports of children choking or gagging on foam fragments.
There were 49,000 units sold in the US.
The product was sold at Babies R Us, buybuy Baby, Target and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Diapers.com and other websites from April 2010 through January 2016 for about $500 for the stroller. The replacement top seats were sold by Britax from April 2010 through January 2016 for about $150.
The B-Ready strollers have a silver or black frame with a solid-colored top seat in a variety of colors. The Britax logo is on the stroller’s side hinges and foot rest. B-Ready is printed on the sides of the stroller frame. The stroller’s model number and date of manufacture are printed on a label on the stroller’s frame between the front wheels or on the inside frame that connects to the back right wheel. The replacement top seats were sold separately in a variety of colors and fit into the stroller’s frame. The replacement top seat’s model number and date of manufacture are printed on a black label on the right side tube above the adjuster button, under the fabric cover.
Model numbers and dates of manufacture included in this recall are as follows:
Britax Strollers and Replacement Top Seats | Model Numbers | Dates of Manufacture (YYYY/MM/DD) |
B-Ready Strollers | U281767, U281768, U281771, U281772, U281773, U281774, U281784, U281792, U281793, U281794, U281795, U281796, U281797 | April 1, 2010 (2010/04/01) through Dec. 31, 2012 (2012/12/31) |
B-Ready replacement top seats | S845600, S845700, S845800, S845900, S855000, S855100, S856600, S870200, S870300, S870600 |