# EVENFLO 549 (AURA ELITE) — CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)
> NHTSA complaint `692104` · 2008-10-13 · Evenflo Company, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** EVENFLO
- **Model:** 549 (AURA ELITE)
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Evenflo Company, Inc.
- **Component:** CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)
## 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: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*