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EVENFLO 561 (DISCOVERY) — CHILD SEAT:BASE

1 injured · 503782 · 2004-10-14

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 DISCOVERY CAR SEAT BASE HAS ROUGH AND SHARP EDGES. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED HER DAUGHTER FROM THE CAR SEAT, SHE NOTICED THERE WAS BLOOD ON THE CHILD'S LEFT FOOT, UPON INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER SAW TWO CUTS ON THE CHILD'S TOE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY TO THE RIGHT FOOT, BUT AT THAT TIME THE CONSUMER DID NOT WHERE IT HAD COME FROM. THE CONSUMER CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THE CUTS CAME FROM THE BASE, WHICH WAS ALSO TO GET THE SEAT IN AND OUT OF THE BASE AND IN THE PROCESS THERE WAS A DANGER OF PINCHING A CHILD'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BASE AND THE SEAT WHERE THE LATCH CLIP FITS OVER THE SEAT. MODEL#5611327P1 *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10097343
Machine
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