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EVENFLO 470 (EVENFLO BOOSTER) — CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP

2 injured · 429773 · 2003-09-11

Vehicle

Make
EVENFLO
Model
470 (EVENFLO BOOSTER)
Year
Manufacturer
Evenflo Company, Inc.
Component
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE SECURING THE EVENFLO COMET BOOSTER CAR SEAT, THE STYROFOAM BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE BACK BROKE. MY TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IS ABLE TO SLIDE THE HARNESS CLIP DOWN AND WIGGLE HER ARMS OUT OF THE HARNESS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS SNUG ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. BOTH MY TWO-YEAR-OLD AND I HAVE SCRATCHED OURSELVES, EVEN LACERATING THE SKIN RESULTING IN BLEEDING, ON THE SHOULDER STRAP POSITIONER BECAUSE THE PLASTIC EDGES ARE SO SHARP. MY TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER HAS BRUISED THE BACKS OF HER THIGHS AND HER BOTTOM ON THE HARNESS ADUSTMENT KNOB WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SEAT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10038682
Machine
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