Washington ( CNN ) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of 223,000 popular strollers following the death of an infant eight years ago and the near strangulation of another in 2006 . The heads of the two infants became entangled between the tray and seat . But officials did n't link the cases to a specific brand and model of stroller until recently . The recall involves Venezia and Pliko-P3 strollers made by Peg Perego , USA Inc . In 2004 , a 6-month-old California boy died after his head was trapped between his stroller 's seat and the tray . In the 2006 incident , a 7-month-old New York girl nearly died from similar circumstances . `` Entrapment and strangulation can occur , especially to infants younger than 12 months of age , when a child is not harnessed , '' the CPSC said . `` An infant can pass through the opening between the stroller tray and seat bottom , but his/her head and neck can become entrapped by the tray . Infants who become entrapped at the neck are at risk of strangulation . '' Manufactured between January 2004 and September 2007 , in a variety of colors , the strollers were sold nationwide at retail outlets , according to the CPSC . Since the stroller models involved in Tuesday 's recall were manufactured , newer models have been developed that do n't pose the same risks . `` This recall is part of a larger effort by CPSC to address fatalities that occurred prior to new and better stroller standards being in place , '' CPSC spokesperson Patty Davis told CNN . In 2008 , a voluntary industry standard went into place addressing the height of the opening between the stroller 's tray and the seat bottom . Because used strollers are a popular item on many auction and aftermarket websites , customers are advised to check the model number used stroller they buy to make sure it is n't part of a recall . A complete list of recalled model numbers can be found on the CPSC website : http : //www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12232.html .
Recall involves two models made by Peg Perego , USA Inc. between 2004 and 2007 . In 2004 , a California infant died after becoming entangled between the seat and tray . A 7-month-old in New York nearly died from similar circumstances . The company recalled about 2 million of its seats that year because they could not be secured to prevent this type of accident.