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GRACO CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER

crash1 injured · 449404 · 2004-01-13

Vehicle

Make
GRACO
Model
CHILD SAFETY SEAT
Year
Manufacturer
Graco Children's Products, Inc.
Component
CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER

Severity

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

Narrative

INCIDENT REPORTED IN AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW SECTION OF WEBSITE. URL REGARDING THE COMPLAINT: HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/EXEC/OBIDOS/ASIN/B000069D4E/QID%3D1073606215/SR%3D11-1/REF%3DSR%5F11%5F1/103-6827243-5456623. THE REVIEW WAS FILTERED BY AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 1/6/2004, THEN IT WAS SENT TO AMAZON.COM PRODUCT COMPLIANCE (PRODUCT SAFETY) FOR DOCUMENTATION ON 1/8/2004. THE CUSTOMER WILL BE CONTACTED BY AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE VENDOR WILL BE INFORMED OF ISSUE. ON 11/28/2003, CUSTOMER NOTED IN HER REVIEW OF THE GRACO BABY GRACO BELT POSITION TURBO BOOSTER  SOCRATES; UPC: 047406047666; TRU SKN: 602615; AMAZON.COM ASIN: B000069D4E. CUSTOMER SUMMARIZES INCIDENT AS: SUMMARY: PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT. MY 4 1/2 YEAR OLD 42 POUND DAUGHTER WAS USING THIS PRODUCT WHEN THE CAR SHE WAS RIDING IN WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY DAUGHTER SUFFERED SERIOUS INTERNAL INJURIES AND A BROKEN BACK. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, SH IS NOW A PARAPALEGIC. SINCE THIS DEVICE IS LITTLE MORE THAN SOMETHING TO ALLOW HER TO BE THE RIGHT HEIGHT TO WEAR A SEATBELT, IT OFFERED NO BACK SUPPORT ON IMPACT. I BELIEVE HAD SHE BEEN IN A TRADITIONAL CAR SEAT WITH THE CLIPS ACROSS HER CHEST SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AS INJURED AS SHE WAS. PARENTS PLEASE USE CAUTION, DONT LET THE PRICE MAKE THIS DECISION FOR YOU. END

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10053069
Machine
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