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CPSC, L.L. Bean Inc. Announces Recall of Backpack Child Carriers
These forest green L.L. Bean Child Carriers have gray harnesses, and model number AC25, which is written on a tag in the upper left side of the rear storage compartment. These "backpack" carriers have kickstands for loading the child into the carriers. The "L.L. Bean" label is on the back of the carrier. Other models of L.L. Bean backpack child carriers are not part of this recall.
| Recall date | December 10, 1998 |
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| Recall number | 99035 |
| Units | About 10,000 |
| Hazard | Small children can become entangled in the carrier's harness,which poses a strangulation risk. Also, small children can work their way out of the harness and fall through a leg opening or topple out of the top of the carrier, which can cause head and body injuries. |
| Remedy | Consumers should stop using the carriers immediately and call L.L. Bean to receive instructions for returning the carrier for a refund or for any other information about this recall. |
| Injuries | L.L. Bean has received 23 reports of children falling out of the harnesses by slipping through a leg opening or toppling out of the top of the carrier. It was reported that 8 of these children received injuries, including head bumps, bruises, abrasions and contusions and four of these children became entangled by the harness straps around their necks. |
| Sold at | The L.L. Bean website and catalogs, and L.L. Bean retail stores in Maine, Oregon, New Hampshire and Delaware sold the carriers, between January 1997 and October 1998, for about $99. |
| Manufacturer | L.L. Bean Inc., of Freeport, Maine |
| Contact | Consumers may call L.L. Bean at (800) 555-9717 anytime. |
Photos from CPSC
Copied from CPSC's recall record 6231, last published by CPSC November 4, 2026, read November 6, 2026. If anything here differs from CPSC's notice, CPSC's notice is right.