# EVENFLO 470 (EVENFLO BOOSTER) — CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP
> NHTSA complaint `429773` · 2003-09-11 · Evenflo Company, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** EVENFLO
- **Model:** 470 (EVENFLO BOOSTER)
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Evenflo Company, Inc.
- **Component:** CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*