Published by The recall involves about 33,600 Nuby Stroller Fans imported by Luv n’ care of Monroe, Louisiana. CPSC reported seven incidents of children’s fingers accessing the fan blade, including six laceration injuries.
Current legal status: this is a product recall with a free replacement remedy, not a publicly announced settlement. No active class settlement is identified in the CPSC recall notice, but families whose children suffered cuts, bleeding, infection risk, scarring, or medical treatment may still request an individual legal review.
The fan’s use environment is important because it was marketed for babies and toddlers and designed to attach directly to a stroller. A product intended to sit within reach of small children may raise different safety questions than a fan used only by adults.
Quick Facts
- Current status: Product recall announced; no settlement identified in the CPSC recall notice.
- Product: Nuby Stroller Fan, model 25138, lot number N8K10X.
- Reported harm: Seven blade-access incidents, including six child laceration injuries.
- Recall remedy: Consumers should stop using the fan and contact Luv n’ care for a free replacement.
Table Of Contents
- Latest News & Updates on Nuby Stroller Fan Lawsuits
- What Is the Nuby Stroller Fan?
- Reported Risks or Injuries
- How Does the Problem Occur, and Who May Be Liable?
- Who May Be Affected?
- Do I Qualify?
- Do I Have a Nuby Stroller Fan Lawsuit?
- Important Legal Actions or Recalls
- Potential Compensation
- Legal Process Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions About Nuby Stroller Fan Lawsuits
- What is the current legal status of Nuby Stroller Fan claims?
- Which Nuby Stroller Fans were recalled?
- Why were Nuby Stroller Fans recalled?
- How many injuries were reported?
- Who may qualify for a Nuby Stroller Fan lawsuit review?
- What should I do if I still have the recalled fan?
- Can I bring a claim if I already accepted the replacement?
- What evidence is most important after a child’s laceration injury?
- References
Latest News & Updates on Nuby Stroller Fan Lawsuits
March 2025
CPSC announced that Luv n’ care recalled Nuby Stroller Fans because the fan housing allows children’s fingers to contact the fan blade, creating a laceration injury hazard. The recall covers about 33,600 fans sold from May 2024 through June 2024 [1].
Luv n’ care’s recall page directs consumers to stop using the recalled fan and seek replacement instructions. Known purchasers were also expected to be contacted directly as part of the recall process [2].
Mayo Clinic guidance for cuts and scrapes recommends cleaning wounds, controlling bleeding, covering wounds when appropriate, and seeking medical care for infection signs or a tetanus question. That medical guidance may be relevant for child finger lacerations involving a consumer product [3].
CPSC’s child safety resources emphasize that children’s products require heightened attention because babies and toddlers interact with products differently than adults. Stroller accessories used near small hands should be evaluated in that real-world context [4].
Consumers can also report product-related injuries or recall remedy problems through SaferProducts.gov. Reports, photos, and remedy records may help document an incident involving a recalled child product [5].
What Is the Nuby Stroller Fan?
The recalled Nuby Stroller Fan is a small black plastic fan with three speed settings, flexible tripod legs, and a rechargeable USB port. The tripod legs are designed to wrap around a stroller bar, placing the fan close enough to cool babies and toddlers.
The Nuby brand name appears on the center front of the fan. The recalled fan’s lot number, N8K10X, and model number, 25138, are printed on a white label on the back center of the fan.
The fan was sold at Baby Express, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, and Unique Photo stores nationwide. It was also sold online through Amazon.com and us.nuby.com.
Because the fan was used as a stroller accessory, the product’s location may become a central issue in a legal review. If the fan was attached within finger reach of a child, the housing design, blade access openings, and mounting position may all matter.
Reported Risks or Injuries
The reported risk is finger contact with the fan blade through the housing. CPSC reported seven incidents in which children’s fingers accessed the blade, resulting in six laceration injuries.
A laceration injury can range from a small cut to a deeper wound involving bleeding, pain, nail damage, infection risk, or scarring. In a baby or toddler, even a small finger injury can be difficult to evaluate because the child may not be able to describe pain, numbness, or loss of movement.
Medical care may be important if the cut is deep, dirty, bleeding heavily, shows infection signs, or affects the nail bed or fingertip. Parents may also need to document whether the child required urgent care, antibiotics, bandaging, wound checks, or follow-up visits.
The most important distinction for this recall is not merely that a fan blade caused cuts. The safety concern is that a product intended for use near babies and toddlers allegedly allowed small fingers to reach the moving blade during expected stroller use.
How Does the Problem Occur, and Who May Be Liable?
The problem may occur when a child’s finger passes through the fan housing and reaches the moving blade. A stroller-mounted fan can create risk when a child is close enough to touch the front or side openings while the fan is running.
A legal investigation may examine the size and shape of the housing openings, the stiffness of the guard, the fan speed, the placement of the blade, warnings, age-related instructions, and whether the product design accounted for infant and toddler behavior. The flexible tripod design may also be reviewed because it allows the fan to be mounted in multiple positions.
Potentially responsible parties may include the importer, manufacturer, distributor, seller, online retailer, or other companies involved in placing the fan into commerce. Liability depends on product identification, incident facts, defect evidence, injury documentation, and applicable law.
The recall remedy is a replacement rather than a cash refund or settlement. If a child was injured, parents should document the fan before returning or replacing it, because the physical product and photos of the guard may be important evidence.
Who May Be Affected?
Families who purchased a recalled Nuby Stroller Fan between May 2024 and June 2024 may be affected. The recalled fans were sold for about $15 through several stores and online retailers.
Children may be affected if they suffered a finger cut, nail injury, bleeding, scarring, infection, or medical treatment after touching the fan blade. A parent or caregiver may also have related losses if the injury required urgent care, missed work, travel costs, or follow-up appointments.
The recall may also affect families who received the fan as a baby shower gift or hand-me-down. In those situations, photos of the back label, packaging, online order records from the buyer, or product images taken before the incident may help identify the fan.
Do I Qualify?
Simple qualifying questions may include:
- Did your child use or sit near a Nuby Stroller Fan with model number 25138 and lot number N8K10X?
- Did your child’s finger contact the fan blade through the fan housing?
- Did the incident cause a cut, bleeding, nail injury, infection, scarring, or medical treatment?
- Do you still have the fan, product photos, packaging, purchase records, or retailer order history?
- Did you contact Luv n’ care, Nuby, CPSC, a retailer, or a medical provider after the incident?
Families who answer yes to one or more of these questions may benefit from a case review. The strongest documentation may include the fan, model and lot number photos, injury photos, medical records, purchase records, and a written timeline of how the child reached the blade.
Do I Have a Nuby Stroller Fan Lawsuit?
If your child was injured by a recalled Nuby Stroller Fan, you may have legal options. Contact Schmidt & Clark for a free case review.
Important Legal Actions or Recalls
| Event | Month/Year | Type | Status | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuby Stroller Fan recall announced | March 2025 | Consumer product recall | Replacement remedy announced | Recall involves about 33,600 stroller fans used for babies and toddlers | CPSC |
| Laceration hazard identified | March 2025 | Injury hazard | Reported | The fan housing allows fingers to contact the blade | CPSC |
| Child injury reports disclosed | March 2025 | Consumer injury reports | Reported | Seven reports involved children’s fingers accessing the blade, including six laceration injuries | CPSC |
| Free replacement remedy offered | March 2025 | Recall remedy | Available through Luv n’ care | Consumers were instructed to stop using the fan and contact the firm for replacement instructions | Nuby Recall Page |
| No settlement identified in recall notice | March 2025 | Legal status | Recall only | The CPSC notice describes a product recall and replacement remedy, not a lawsuit settlement | CPSC |
Potential Compensation
Potential compensation may include emergency care, urgent care, pediatric visits, wound cleaning, bandaging, prescriptions, follow-up visits, infection treatment, or scar-related care. If the injury affected the nail bed or fingertip, future evaluation may also be relevant.
Families may also seek damages for pain, emotional distress, visible scarring, travel costs, missed work, and other documented losses tied to the injury. The value of a claim depends on the severity of the cut, medical treatment, photos, product evidence, and state law.
Compensation amounts vary by case. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Legal Process Overview
Step 1: Free case review. The review begins with the fan model, lot number, retailer, purchase date, injury description, and whether the fan is still available. Photos of the child’s injury and the fan housing can help determine whether the incident matches the recall hazard.
Step 2: Evidence preservation and investigation. Parents should preserve the fan, packaging, back label, tripod legs, charging cord, injury photos, and medical records where possible. The investigation may focus on the guard design, blade access points, warnings, stroller placement, and how the child’s finger reached the blade.
Step 3: Filing the claim. If the evidence supports legal action, a claim may allege product defect, negligence, failure to warn, breach of warranty, or other claims depending on the facts and state law. Filing deadlines vary by state.
Step 4: Discovery and negotiation. Discovery may involve product documents, retailer records, incident reports, medical records, expert review, and testimony from caregivers or witnesses. Settlement discussions may occur after the parties evaluate liability, injury severity, and damages.
Step 5: Resolution. A claim may resolve through settlement, dismissal, court ruling, or trial. The outcome depends on product proof, injury documentation, expert evidence, legal defenses, and the response from responsible parties.
Frequently Asked Questions About Nuby Stroller Fan Lawsuits
What is the current legal status of Nuby Stroller Fan claims?
The current public status is a product recall with a free replacement remedy. The CPSC recall notice does not identify a settlement, but families whose children were injured may request an individual legal review.
Which Nuby Stroller Fans were recalled?
The recall covers Nuby Stroller Fans with model number 25138 and lot number N8K10X. The numbers are printed on a white label on the back center of the fan.
Why were Nuby Stroller Fans recalled?
The fans were recalled because the housing allows small children’s fingers to contact the fan blade. CPSC identified the issue as a laceration injury hazard.
How many injuries were reported?
Luv n’ care received seven reports of children’s fingers accessing the fan blade. Six of those reports involved laceration injuries.
Who may qualify for a Nuby Stroller Fan lawsuit review?
A family may qualify if a recalled Nuby Stroller Fan injured a child’s finger or caused medical treatment, infection risk, scarring, or other documented harm. Product photos, model and lot numbers, injury photos, and medical records can help support the review.
What should I do if I still have the recalled fan?
Stop using it immediately and contact Luv n’ care for replacement instructions. If an injury occurred, photograph the fan, back label, housing, blade area, stroller placement, and injuries before returning or replacing the product.
Can I bring a claim if I already accepted the replacement?
Possibly. Accepting a replacement does not automatically answer whether an injury claim exists, but the facts matter. Save replacement communications, photos, medical records, and any proof showing the recalled fan was involved.
What evidence is most important after a child’s laceration injury?
The most important evidence may include the fan, the back label showing model and lot number, close-up photos of the housing, injury photos, medical records, retailer receipts, and a timeline of how the child reached the blade.
References
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Luv-n-care-Recalls-Nuby-Stroller-Fans-Due-to-Laceration-Injury-Hazard
- https://us.nuby.com/pages/fanrecall
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cuts/basics/art-20056711
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Kids-and-Babies
- https://www.saferproducts.gov/