CPSC Recall in 2016: Chimparoo Baby Carriers by L’echarpe Porte-bonheur Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 17-014

Date: October 13, 2016

Product Name: Trek Baby carriers

Recall Description:

This recall involves Chimparoo brand Trek baby carriers that allow the user to carry a baby tummy to tummy, on the hip or on the back. The 100% twill fabric carriers were sold in 18 solid, striped and pattern color combinations. The carriers attach to the wearer’s body with adjustable straps made of polypropylene webbing and plastic buckles. “Chimparoo” is printed on the upper right hand corner of the carrier. “Trek” is embroidered on the belt.

Hazard Description:

The carriers’ side strap can loosen unexpectedly from the buckle, posing a fall hazard to the child in the carrier.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 130 (in addition, about 1,000 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

The firm has received one report of a strap loosening unexpectedly from the carrier’s side buckle. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Children’s boutique stores, such as Granola Babies, of Costa Mesa, Calif., Eat/Sleep/Play, of Summerville, SC and Top to Bottom, of Omaha, Neb. and online at www.Amazon.com and www.Chimaparoo.ca from May 2016 through July 2016 for about $170.

Manufactured In:

Canada