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

1 injured · 426185 · 2003-08-21

Vehicle

Make
EVENFLO
Model
CHILD SAFETY SEAT
Year
Manufacturer
Evenflo Company, Inc.
Component
CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)

Severity

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

Narrative

EVENFLO MODEL# 3751274P1; WHILE CARRYING BABY OF 15 LBS. IN THE SEAT, THE HANDLE FLIPS BACK AS IF IN A SEATED POSITION. IF YOU ARE FARMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE OF SEAT, YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON HANDLE TO RETRACT IT. JUST CARRYING THE BABY IT RETRACTS ITSELF AND FLIPS THE BABY VIOLENTLY FORWARD. BABY IS ONLY 2 MOS OLD AND HAS NO NECK CONTROL YET. SO, YOU CAN SEE HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS WHEN HIS NECK FLYS VIOLENTLY FORWARD.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10033274
Machine
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