Productopia | Double Strollers

The Maclaren website and phone system were overwhelmed to the point of crashing yesterday as worried parents tried to request repair kits for their strollers. This comes as a result of a massive recall of every single Maclaren stroller sold in the United States over the past 10 years. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, twelve children lost fingertips when they were caught in the strollers' hinges as they were being folded and unfolded. Reaction among parents ranges all the way from shock to apathy.

It's not yet official, but the news has been leaked to New York's Daily News and was on CBS News this morning. Maclaren, in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, is poised to recall every umbrella stroller it's made since 1999 -- more than a million models -- including several of the strollers recommended in our reports on umbrella strollers and double strollers.

According to the Daily News, 12 children allegedly suffered amputated fingertips when their fingers were caught in one of the stroller's hinges. Maclaren will send consumers guards for the hinges, which should correct the danger.