NHTSA complaint: EVENFLO 201 (DYN-O-MITE) — CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)
DT: A EVENFLO AURA MODEL # 5501536A, DOM 02/13/2005. THE SEAT THAT CAME WITH THE SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM. . WHILE CARRYING SON IN THE INFANT SEAT CARRIER THE HANDLE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN POSITION CAME UNLOCKED AND ALLOWED THE SEAT TO FLIP FORWARD AND THE SON FELL OUT OF THE SEAT AND ONTO THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK. HE HIT THE SIDEWALK HEAD FIRST, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, HE ONLY SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUISES. THE CHILD WAS TWO AND A HALF MONTHS OLD. THE HANDLE CAME LOOSE ONCE BEFORE, BUT THE CHILD WAS NOT IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT HAS NUMBERS ON IT THAT DO NOT MATCH ANY NUMBERS LISTED IN THE MENU. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation