NHTSA complaint: CENTURY ACCEL — CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:CONVERTIBLE
DT: CENTURY ACCEL DX, MODEL # A-45700650. THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, HER DAUGHTER WAS CRYING. WHEN SHE TURNED AROUND TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, SHE FOUND THE CLIP UNLATCHED. THIS CAUSED THE OVERHEAD SHIELD TO COME UP AND CHOKE THE CHILD. SHE KNOWS THE CLIP DID LATCH WHEN SHE PUT THE BABY IN THE SEAT, SHE DID HEAR IT CLICK. SHE HAD TO CALL A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME AND HOLD THE SEAT TOGETHER TO GET THE CHILD HOME. SHE TOOK THE SEAT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOOK IT TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE SEAT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. WHEN SHE CALLED GRACO THEY OFFERED HER A $20 REBATE ON A NEW SEAT. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 6, 2002.*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation