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About 3,700 Zooper Tango Strollers are being recalled by Lan Enterprises for a hazardous latch in the front of the stroller frame right above the front wheels that can cause the stroller to suddenly collapse if it hits an object.

Models affected are the 2007 and 2008 Zooper Tango Double Strollers, model numbers – SL808B and SL808F (these numbers can be found on the original box.)

If you are using a Zooper Tango double stroller, it is important that you STOP using it right away and contact Zooper at 888-966-7379 or visit www.Zooper.com to request for a Free Repair Kit.

This is an important reminder to parents to always be aware of where you place your strollers.

In Melbourne, a 15-month old boy survived with minor injuries after being hit by an oncoming train at a railway station. The train driver acted quick enough as he spotted the stroller rolling off the platform and jammed his breaks immediately. He then quickly got out of the train and jump onto the platform to save the baby.

Here’s the video of the incident from Associated Press. (Don’t worry, the video is safe to watch)

To all mothers, we at StrollerLife love all of you so much that we want to share a favourite video of ours that we recently saw – a message with love from Sophia of Sophia and Bella!

Thank you for all the love and all the sacrifices and all the fun!

Thank you for loving unconditionally forever…

Thank you for being you, the greatest mommys in the world!

Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a major recall warning for Maclaren Strollers. About 1 million of these are affected. If you own a Maclaren Stroller, stop using it is what CPSC has said.This marks one of the biggest stroller recalls since the millennium.

The Problem: Apparently, the stroller’s hinge mechanism has caused 12 accidents involving children putting their fingers in the hinger mechanism and having their fingertips amputated.

What is recalled: The strollers that are recalled are as follows.

• Volo
• Triumph
• Quest Sport
• Quest Mod
• Techno XT
• Techno XLR
• Twin Triumph
• Twin Techno
• Easy Traveller

The Solution: Parents please contact Maclaren USA immediately at www.maclaren.us/recall or call them at 877-688-2326, Mon to Fri 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Eastern Time for a free repair kit.

For Canadians: There has been no news from Health Canada in regards to stroller recall in Canada. However, you can also contact Maclaren USA for the repair kit and they should have no problems sending it to you.

The CPSC has issued an immediate voluntary recall for about 22,500 Bugaboo Bee strollers after receiving 121 reports of the stroller’s brakes failing although there are no injuries reported so far.

The strollers have an item code 580210 on a label on the back of the seat and item code 50100 on a label on the plastic support under the seat.

If you have a Bugaboo Bee stroller, stop using it immediately and you can contact Bugaboo directly to get a free repair kit.

Here’s more information from CPSC:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09233.html

Here’s the link to the online form to get the repair kit from Bugaboo:

Link for Bugaboo Bee Stroller Brake Repair Kit

While this post is a little late, it’s never too late to enjoy a couple of beautiful pictures.

Every year during summer, Vancouver, British Columbia, hosts a spectacular fireworks competition, the HSBC Celebration of Lights. Each year, 3 countries around the world get to participate in a 4-day (held 2 Wednesdays and Saturdays) competition and one will be chosen as the winner.

Canada won this year.

As usual, we packed up our bag of goodies and headed down to Vancouver’s English Bay where more than 100,000 spectators gather around the watch the half hour display of fireworks. While we were there, we also kept a lookout for families with strollers.

While we did not find Bugaboos and Maclaren’s, we did find some nice strollers like the Quinny!

So here are the photos of the families with their little ones in the strollers and the amazing fireworks display!