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3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Apr 3, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Apr 3, 2022the latest report was made
  • Nov 9, 2018the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Nuna
Maker
Nuna Baby Essentials Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Car seatsFor infants or childrenCPSC’s product type: Car Seats (For Infants or Children) (code 1519), in Toys & Children: Strollers & Car Seats

By month

2 reports from May 2021 to April 2022; the most in April 2022, 1. 1 earlier report, since November 2018, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20221
February 20221
November 20181

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 3 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Apr 3, 2022, sent to the company Apr 5, 2022, published by CPSC Apr 19, 2022

    The product, in the report: Nuna PIPA lite rx

    I would like to report a serious safety flaw in the carrier handle bar design of the Nuna Pipa Lite Rx.

    Just after a few uses, the following occurred to us. We put our newborn in the Pipa car seat, at home. The Pipa car seat was on the floor, with the carrier handle in the middle position (half way back). We strapped our baby. Then, to lift the car seat, I unlocked the carrier handle and attempted to lift the car seat. My natural expectation is that the handle will just rotate up to 90 degrees, lock and just lift the car seat.

    Instead, the center of gravity of the car seat with the child’s weight caused the car seat to violently roll forward, effectively the carrier handle went all the way back, rotating the whole car seat with the baby inside in a truly unsafe and sudden movement. If our baby would not have been strapped when this happened, he would have been catapulted against the floor, head first.

    To make things worse, after this happened, I checked the official manual. To my disbelief, there is an explicit warning for this same issue: “[warning sign] Be sure handle is locked in the carry position before lifting child restraint by handle. An unlocked handle could move unexpectedly, causing injury to child.”

    This is simply not ok. This is a day to day operation feature of this car seat. Just throwing a warning in the operation manual does not make the issue go away. Having warnings and instructions for things like installing/securing the car seat or base in the car is expected. But having such a design flaw in the day to day handling of the car seat is a very different issue. Note that this happened to us just after a few times of operation. I can just imagine how common this situation is across all Nuna Pipa customers.

    There are easy solutions to this safety issue. Just prevent any movement of the handle bar unless both buttons on the sides are pressed. Don’t do it in 0 - 90 - 180 degree increments. Lock the bar at any angle if the buttons on the sides are not pressed. Or add a system that prevents rotation if the handle is carrying certain weight (i.e. it will rotate if you just rotate the handle bar, but it will lock if you lift the seat from the handle bar as it will be carrying the weight of the seat + baby), this won’t even compromise the usability of the handle bar.

    Model
    CF10208606RFD
    Serial number
    0745055
    Bought from
    nordstrom
    Bought
    Dec 7, 2021
    Where
    San Jose, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 0, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Nuna, made or sold by Nuna Baby Essentials Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Feb 17, 2022, sent to the company Feb 22, 2022, published by CPSC Mar 8, 2022

    The product, in the report: Nuna Pipa lite lx

    I have a Nuna Pipa lite LX. When carrying my infant seat, the handle has given out and almost caused me to drop my baby. Handle is properly secure in the upright position when this occurred. It has occurred 4 times since i bought the seat in 2019 (2 with my first baby, 2 with my current baby) i had contacted nuna when it happened the first time with no help and then more recently when it happened again but they said its out of warranty and i had to purchase a replacement base for $150.

    Model
    Pipa lite lx
    Serial number
    0408590
    Bought from
    Chicken little
    Bought
    Nov 9, 2019, about then
    Where
    Santa Maria, California: Other Public Property/Office
    Who was involved
    Age 0, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Nuna, made or sold by Nuna Baby Essentials Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Nov 9, 2018, sent to the company Dec 7, 2018, published by CPSC Dec 21, 2018

    The product, in the report: Nuna Pipa car seat adapter for [REDACTED] stroller.

    PIPA adapter for [REDACTED] was defective preventing secure attachment of the adapter to the stroller frame. This condition could result in infant injury/death.

    Model
    AD-08-001
    Serial number
    0291838
    Bought from
    Strolleria, Arizona
    Bought
    Oct 30, 2018
    Where
    Ann Arbor, Michigan: Other
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand NUNA, made or sold by Nuna Baby Essentials Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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