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2008 BABY TREND 6385 — CHILD SEAT:BASE

crash1 injured · 722550 · 2009-06-04

Vehicle

Make
BABY TREND
Model
6385
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Baby Trend, Inc.
Component
CHILD SEAT:BASE

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BABY TREND REARFACING INFANT SEAT, MODEL 6365 (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON JUNE 19, 2008. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS PUSHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND A SECOND VEHICLE STRUCK HER HEAD-ON. THE INFANT SEAT WAS EJECTED FROM THE BASE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LATCH THAT SECURES THE INFANT SEAT INTO THE BASE WAS FRACTURED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED, BUT THE CHILD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE CHILD IS 14 DAYS OLD AND WEIGHS 9 LBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO EMAIL A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE AND THE MEDICAL REPORT FOR THE CHILD. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10272859
Machine
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