The stroller’s front wheel bearing can fail or detach, posing a fall and injury hazard.
There have been 25 incidents of restricted front wheel movement reported, including 12 incidents in which the wheel fork bearing wore through the housing and detached, with one fall resulting in bruises when the user fell onto the stroller.
This recall involves Zoom 360 Ultralight jogging strollers with SKU 8060, 8061, 8067, and 8069 and a batch number between March 2020 (03-XX-20) and October 2020 (10-XX-20).
The strollers were sold in black, blueberry, charcoal, and red colors and weigh about 26 lbs. The label on the inside leg contains the SKU and batch numbers. “Joovy” is written across the front of the stroller and “Zoom Ultralight” is written on the parent organizer attachment on the bottom of the stroller.
See Joovy’s video here to learn how to install the repair.
The strollers, manufactured in China, were sold at independent specialty juvenile stores nationwide and online at Joovy.com, Amazon.com, BuyBuyBaby.com, and Target.com from May 2020, through December 2020, for about $250.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact the firm for a free repair kit to replace the front wheel fork bearing. Joovy is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Consumers may contact Joovy at (800) 495-8718 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (CT) Monday through Friday, by email at zoom360@joovy.com, or online at www.joovy.com. Consumers can click on “Voluntary Recall of Zoom 360 Ultralight 806X Front Fork Bearing mfg. between March 2020-October 2020” on the company's site for more information.