# EVENFLO CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `196431` · 2000-02-08 · Evenflo Company, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** EVENFLO
- **Model:** CHILD SAFETY SEAT
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Evenflo Company, Inc.
- **Component:** CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY
## Narrative
EVENFLO MODEL # 235119P1, DOM 28-JUL-1997; A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT INSERTS INTO SLEEVE AND SURROUNDS RED ADJUSTMENT BUTTON  HAS CRACKED, CAUSING RED BUTTON AND ITS SPRING TO POP OUT UNEXPECTEDLY,  RESULTING IN INJURIES. DEFECT HAD OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE ON SAME MODEL. BUT, MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE CHILD SAFETY  SEAT.DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED ON NEW REPLACEMENT SEAT. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*