Fall Hazard Prompts NHTSA, CPSC and Dorel Juvenile Group to Announce Recall of Infant Car Seat/Carriers
On December 18, 2009, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a safety recall of almost 450,000 infant carrier seats with defective carrier handles.
The handles on the car seats/carriers have been found to either partially or fully detach from the car seat, placing infants at risk for potential injuries.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product:
Dorel Infant Car Seat/Carriers
Units:
About 447,000
Manufacturer:
Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind.
Hazard:
When used as an infant carrier, the child restraint handle to the seat can loosen and come off, posing a fall hazard to infants.
Incidents/Injuries:
Dorel has received 77 reports of the child restraint handle fully or partially coming off the car seat/carrier resulting in at least three injuries to infants including bumps, bruises and a head injury.
Description:
This recall involves Safety 1st, Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Disney branded infant car seat/carriers with the following model numbers and that were manufactured from January 6, 2008 through April 6, 2009. The model number and manufacture date are located on a label on the side of the car seat/carrier. They were sold with Travel Systems. The stroller portion of the travel system is not affected by this recall.
Safety 1st Sojurn Travel System Carriers
Model Numbers: 22-057 DBY; 22-085 DWA; 22-057 CLN; 22-057 HRT; 22-322 HRR; 22-322 PTK; 22 057 LPH; 22-085 LYN
Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System
Model Numbers: 22-322 KDL; 22-322 LXI; 22-322OLY; 22-322PRS; 22-322 MAI; 22-325 COB; 22-095 RBK
Safety 1st Lite Wave Travel System
Model Numbers: 22-380 LGA; 22-380 MSA
Safety 1st Vector Travel System
Model Numbers: 22-627 WAV; 22-325 PAC
Cosco Sprint Travel System
Model Numbers: 22-300 FZN; 22-300 OSF; 22-300 CSF; 22-300 JJV; 22-300 THD; 22-300 TWD
Disney Propack Travel System
Model Numbers: 22-627 AWF; 22-355 LBF; 22-305 NAB; 22-305 PPH; 22-355 PWK
Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System
Model Numbers: 22-627 CGT; 22-627 FRK; 22-627 SNW; 22-627 WPR
Eddie Bauer Endeavor Travel System
Model Numbers: 22-627KGS; 22-655BYTE
Sold at:
Department and juvenile product stores nationwide from January 2008 through December 2009 for between $120 and $220.
Manufactured in:
China
Remedy:
Consumers should not use the handle of the car seat/carrier until the repair kit has been installed. The product can continue to be used as a car seat when properly installed in the vehicle. Contact Dorel Juvenile Group to receive a free repair kit.
Consumer Contact:
For additional information, contact Dorel Juvenile Group at (866) 762-3316 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.djgusa.com/safety_notice
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