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CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)

1 injured · 219427 · 2000-06-20

Vehicle

Make
CENTURY
Model
CHILD SAFETY SEAT
Year
Manufacturer
CENTURY PRODUCTS
Component
CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE HANDLE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED WHILE THE CHILD WAS IN THE SEAT, BUT NOT STRAPPED IN, HANDLE CAME UNLATCHED WHEN SEAT BUMPED AGAINST CARRIERS LEG CAUSING SEAT TO ROTATE FORWARD FROM HANDLE AND CHILD FELL ONTO THE GROUND AND HIT HIS MOUTH. NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
552721
Machine
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