NHTSA complaint: COSCO ALPHA OMEGA — CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT'S RIGHT LATCH BUCKLE HAD FRACTURED, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE RIGHT LATCH BUCKLE FRACTURED, IT ALLOWED THE CARSEAT TO PITCH FORWARD. THE OCCUPANTS HEAD IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSING A MINOR INJURY TO THE FOREHEAD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST. A TELEPHONE POLE WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS A COSCO. MODEL: ALPHA OMEGA.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation