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EDDIE BAUER ALPHA ELITE 22-755 — CHILD SEAT

1 injured · 625129 · 2007-05-23

Vehicle

Make
EDDIE BAUER
Model
ALPHA ELITE 22-755
Year
Manufacturer
Dorel Juvenile Group
Component
CHILD SEAT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1) WE HAVE AN EDDIE BAUER ALPHA ELITE CAR SEAT #22-757-MRC FROM DOREL; 07/06/05. THIS SEAT HAS AN ADJUSTABLE BACK WHICH WE RECENTLY MOVED TO A HIGHER POSITION. FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS, OUR 2YR OLD SON HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY MORE ADAMANT IN ASKING US TO "PUT HIS SHIRT DOWN". AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT THAT HIS SHIRT WAS JUST BUNCHED UP AS HE WAS STATING MAKING HIM UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT AS WE MADE SURE THAT THE SHIRT WAS (IRON) FLAT AGAINST HIS SEAT AND STILL HE COMPLAINED, WE WERE UNCLEAR OF WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. YESTERDAY, 5/22, THE PROBLEM WAS MADE CLEAR: WHILE TAKING MY SON OUT OF THE SEAT, I SAW THAT HE HAD PLACED HIS ARM BEHIND HIS BACK TO PROVIDE LOWER BACK SUPPORT. BY RAISING THE SEAT THERE IS A GAP CREATED IN THE LUMBAR AREA. THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL FLAW IN THE PRODUCT DESIGN - IT IS ERGONOMICALLY INCORRECT. 2) THE FAILURE REALLY IS THE PRODUCT DESIGN; THAT IT IS ERGONOMICALLY WRONG. LOWER BACK PROBLEMS ARE A MAJOR ISSUE AND WITHOUT PROPER LUMBAR SUPPORT, MY SON AS WELL AS OTHER CHILDREN ARE IN DANGER OF ACQUIRING AND/OR EXACERBATING BACK PROBLEMS. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED GIVEN FURTHER ANALYSIS AND CONFIRMATION BY ERGONOMIC ENGINEERS/EXPERTS. 3) THE FIRST ACTION TO CORRECT THE "REAL" PROBLEM WAS MY SON PUTTING HIS ARM BEHIND HIS BACK. THE NEXT ACTION WAS TAKEN THIS MORNING TO PUT A SMALL ROLLED UP BLANKET BEHIND HIS BACK TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF SUPPORT. THIS IS A WORKAROUND AND DOES NOT TRULY ADDRESS THE ERGONOMIC ISSUE. I AM NOT AN ERGONOMIC EXPERT, AND SO FOR ME TO PUT A

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10191560
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