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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)

1 injured · 648548 · 2007-12-04

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)

Severity

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

Narrative

THE HANDLE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK INTO PLACE, ONCE THE BUTTONS ARE RELEASED TO POSITION THE HANDLE. DUE TO THE HANDLE NOT LOCKING UPON RELEASE OF THE BUTTONS, MY SON FLIPPED FORWARD AND LANDED FACE FIRST ON THE GROUND AS THE SEAT PROPELLED FORWARD AS THE HANDLE CONTINUED TO MOVE BACKWARD TO ULTIMATELY LOCK IN THE COMFORT POSITION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10210845
Machine
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