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CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT

crash · 249124 · 2000-10-23

Vehicle

Make
CENTURY
Model
CHILD SAFETY SEAT
Year
Manufacturer
CENTURY PRODUCTS
Component
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT

Severity

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

Narrative

CENTURY MODEL # 45600JTI, DOM 06-19-2000; CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RAN DOWN AN ENBANKMENT, HIT CONCRETE POST WITH THE REAR, AND NOSEDIVED INTO THE GROUND. AT STOP, CONSUMER TURNED AROUND TO CHECK 17- MONTH OLD CHILD, AND NOTICED ARM OF OVERHEAD SHIELD HAD POPPED OUT OF BUCKLE AND ROSE UP HALF WAY . CHILD WAS TOTALLY UNRESTRAINT, AND HIT FACE AGAINST THE ARM, CAUSING BRUISES. IT LOOKED LIKE SHIELD UNSNAPPED TOWARDS THE END OF ACCIDENT BECAUSE CHILD WAS STILL IN SEAT, BUT TOTALLY UNRESTRAINT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
873564
Machine
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