Recall date: June 7, 2016
This recall involves the Poco AG, Poco AG Plus and Poco AG Premium model child backpack carriers. These nylon carriers come in seaside blue, ivy green and black. They have a metal frame and a gray padded child’s seat inside. The back of the carrier also has an upper zippered pocket and a lower zipped compartment, along with a stretch pocket in the middle. The production date code identifying when the carrier was manufactured is stamped on a black label sewn in the interior of the large lower zippered compartment in the back of the carrier. Recalled carriers have a production date code of S16SB03, S16SB04, S16SB05, S16SB06 or S16SB07. “Osprey” is printed on the back at the top of the carrier. The model name is printed on the back at the bottom.
The recalled child carriers were sold from February 2, 2016 to May 1, 2016.
Hazard: A cut in the plastic buckle on the shoulder strap can cause the shoulder strap to release, posing a fall hazard to a child in the carrier. Health Canada has not received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of this product. Osprey has received one report of an incident in Europe involving the connecting harness buckle breaking, allowing the carrier with the child inside to fall to the floor resulting in a bump on the head.
Please find more details on the websites of Osprey and Health Canada.