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EVENFLO 561 (DISCOVERY) — CHILD SEAT:BASE

1 injured · 467050 · 2004-04-21

Vehicle

Make
EVENFLO
Model
561 (DISCOVERY)
Year
Manufacturer
Evenflo Company, Inc.
Component
CHILD SEAT:BASE

Severity

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

Narrative

EVENFLO, MODEL # 4791270P1, CHILD SEAT STUCK TO THE BASE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION CHILD SUSTAINED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO SEPARATE THE SEAT FROM THE BASE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEAT SWINGING BACKWARDS WHEN IT POPPED FREE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EVENFLO CHILD SEATS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10068615
Machine
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