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EVENFLO 561 (DISCOVERY) — CHILD SEAT:BASE

1 fatalcrash · 473949 · 2004-05-04

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

MY FAMILY AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK OUR VEHICLE HEAD-ON. DURING THE ACCIDENT, MY THREE MONTH OLD SON'S REAR FACING EVENFLO DISCOVERY CAR SEAT CAME UNLATCHED FROM THE SEAT'S BASE. MY SON SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN INJURY AND DIED TWO DAYS LATER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10068280
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown