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CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT:BASE

2 fatal2 injured · 377921 · 2002-10-03

Vehicle

Make
CENTURY
Model
CHILD SAFETY SEAT
Year
Manufacturer
CENTURY PRODUCTS
Component
CHILD SEAT:BASE

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION THE SEAT MOLD BROKE WHERE IT LATCHES TO THE BASE CAUSING THE SEAT TO COME OFF THE BASE RESULTING IN DEATH TO THE CHILD AS WELL AS A ANOTHER PASSENGER AND 2 OTHER INJURIES. (CENTURY CELESTIA NEWBORN/INFANT CARSEAT, MODEL NUMBER 11970LGN, MANUFACTURED 3-24-2001, THE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A CHRYSLER CONCORDE 1994). NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
567731
Machine
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