NHTSA complaint: 2006 FORD FREESTYLE — CHILD SEAT:BASE
I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH MY 7 MONTH-OLD SON. WE HAD AN EVENFLO EMBRACE 5 CAR SEAT, UPON IMPACT THIS INFANT CARRIER CAR SEAT THAT MY SON WAS SITTING IN BROKE FREE FROM ITS BASE. LUCKILY, MY SON WAS NOT INJURED, BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY, HORRIFYING FOR ME TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AND NOT SEE THE CAR SEAT WHERE IT SHOULD BE, AND I SHUDDER TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY SON. *THE FIRE DEPT SAID MY BASE WAS PERFECTLY INSTALLED UPON INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT - I WAS DRIVING A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH LATCH SYSTEM AND SIDE AIRBAGS. MODEL NUMBER 5982076P1 - JULY 18, 2005. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation