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EVENFLO 549 (AURA ELITE) — CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)

1 injured · 692104 · 2008-10-13

Vehicle

Make
EVENFLO
Model
549 (AURA ELITE)
Year
Manufacturer
Evenflo Company, Inc.
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 FAILED TO STAY IN A LOCKED POSITION WHEN I PICKED UP MY SON BY THE HANDLE AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE THE HANDLE RELEASED AND MY SON FELL FORWARD TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS A GOOD THING HE WAS AT FLOOR LEVEL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER THE HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. EVENFLO HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE CAR SEAT HOWEVER WITH ONE OF THE SIMILAR SETUP. I'M AFRAID THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. INJURIES WAS MINIMAL. THIS TIME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10245279
Machine
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