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EVENFLO EMBRACE — CHILD SEAT

1 injured · 710408 · 2009-03-02

Vehicle

Make
EVENFLO
Model
EMBRACE
Year
Manufacturer
Evenflo Company, Inc.
Component
CHILD SEAT

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 EVENFLO INFANT SEAT, MODEL 3321764L1. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON APRIL 1, 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE ARE TWO HOOKS LOCATED AT THE END OF WHERE THE SEAT BELT EXTENDS OVER THE CHILD. THE CHILD RESTED HER HAND ON THE HOOKS OF THE SEAT BELT, WHICH INJURED HER THUMB. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIND SOMETHING TO COVER THE HOOKS WITH SO THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL NOT RECUR. UPDATED 05/06/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TWO SEAT BELT INSERTS WHERE THE SEAT BELT GOES OVER THE CHILD'S SEAT AS ANOTHER RESTRAINT WERE NOT FILED DOWN PROPERLY ON THE MOLDINGS. THERE WERE VERY SHARP PIECES OF MOLDINGS THAT WAS NOT SMOOTHED OUT EFFECTIVELY ENOUGH. UPDATED 05/07/09.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10260444
Machine
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