CPSC, Kelty Announce Recall to Repair Backpack Child Carriers
Kids’ product recall 00-037. Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 1999.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 22, 1999. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Approximately 26,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The seat height adjustment strap on these carriers can slip out of the buckle. A child can slide downward in the seat unexpectedly and could fall out of the carrier.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using these backpack carriers, and contact Kelty for instructions on getting the free repair kit.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should call Kelty at (800) 423-2320, or go to Kelty’s website at www.kelty.com
Which ones are recalled?
There are six models of these Kelty K.I.D.S backpack carriers: Expedition, Trek, Explorer, Country, Elite and Town. The model name is written on the side of the carrier. The carriers are blue and have the Kelty K.I.D.S. logo on the back rest of the seat. Kelty also manufactured a carrier that L.L. Bean sold under its “L.L. KIDS” label and has the “Kelty” logo on the black frame hinge that connects the kickstand to the main frame. Kelty and L.L. KIDS carriers purchased prior to March 1999 have a different type of seat adjustment strap and are not included in this recall.
Approximately 26,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack child carriers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 8 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack child carrier with seat height adjustment strap
- Recalled Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack seat height adjustment strap
- Recalled Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack child carrier - Expedition model
- Recalled Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack child carrier - Trek model
- Recalled Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack child carrier - Explorer model
- Recalled Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack child carrier - Country model
- Recalled Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack child carrier - Elite model
- Recalled Kelty K.I.D.S. backpack child carrier - Town model
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Kelty, Boulder, Colo.
- Specialty and sporting good retailers, including L.L. Bean, REI and Eastern Mountain Sports, sold the recalled backpack carriers nationwide, from March 1999 through December 1999, for between $100 and $250.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Kelty has received two reports of children slipping down inside the carriers after the height adjustment strap came loose. Neither child fell out of the carrier, and there were no reports of injury.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.