# EVENFLO CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT:BASE
> NHTSA complaint `294326` · 2001-05-24 · Evenflo Company, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** EVENFLO
- **Model:** CHILD SAFETY SEAT
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Evenflo Company, Inc.
- **Component:** CHILD SEAT:BASE
## Narrative
WAS TRAVELING 40MPH AT 9:30AM, ON A WET ROAD WITH LOW PROFILE TIRES WHEN  VEHICLE SUDDENLY HYDROPLANED. SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. CHILD SEAT DETACHED COMPLETELY FROM  BASE ON  PASSENGER'S SIDE AND ENDED UP ON DRIVER'S SIDE  WITH CHILD STILL HARNESSED. CHILD SUFFERED A FRACTURED SKULL IN TWO PLACES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.  VEHICLE WAS 1986, NISSAN WITH NO AIR BAGS.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*